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SPECT Scan Medically Recognized For Revealing Positive Findings Of Traumatic Brain Injury To Help Brain Injury Survivors Gain Catastrophic Status And Rehabilitation Funding

In a major development for brain injury survivors across Canada, the Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine (CANM) has adopted, ratified and endorsed Guidelines for Brain Perfusion Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT). Simply, the SPECT scan is now medically recognized for the diagnosis and prognosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The SPECT test shows in much clearer detail the presence and extent of…

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Getting to CAT: Best Practices for Dealing with Adult Traumatic Brain Injury

Stacey Stevens, a personal injury lawyer and a partner with Thomson Rogers, will be presenting, “Getting to CAT: Best Practices for Dealing with Adult TBI in the New SABS Regime”, to health care workers at the Hamilton Health Sciences Centre on Friday, January 27, 2017. The Lunch and Learn is designed to help health care professionals…

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Anthony Aquan-Assee – Traumatic Brain Injury from a Serious Motorcycle Accident

On September 23, 1997, I sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury and my life was re-directed as I was involved in an extremely serious motorcycle accident. When the paramedics arrived at the scene of the accident I was VSA – Vital Signs Absent. I wasn’t breathing, I didn’t have a pulse, I wasn’t responsive to any…

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Practical Strategies Conference 2016 – Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Protecting Our Kids

Conference papers and presentations for download: PAPER: The New Catastrophic Impairment Definition Brain Injury in Children – by Deanna Gilbert and Troy Lehman PowerPoint Presentation: The New CAT Definition: Brain Injury in Children – by Deanna S. Gilbert and Troy H. Lehman Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine: An Interdisciplinary Approach – by Dr. Jacob A….

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Brain Injury & Legal Support: Why Timing Matters

Brain Injury is an invisible injury. Its impact cannot always be seen by family, friends, doctors, lawyers, or insurance companies; and these injuries can be dramatically different from one person to the next. While Brain Injury Awareness Month in Canada is in June, it’s in March in the U.S., with March 4th as the day…

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