Tag: Brain Injury News

Over the Fourth of July weekend, myself and other plaintiff trial attorneys from throughout the United States, Canada and England traveled to Boston to attend the Association of Trial Lawyers of America’s (ATLA) annual convention. Throughout the six days, we were treated to hundreds of presentations by the country’s top trial attorneys on various topics and themes including traumatic brain injury litigation, motor vehicle and highway collisions, construction accidents and medical negligence, to name but a few. Read More about Association of Trial Lawyers of America’s (ATLA) annual convention

The Suburban reported on July 1, 2004, that the Old Bridge Zoning Board of Adjustment approved the construction of a 61-unit apartment building.

The apartment building will provide an independent living area for individuals and their families who suffer from traumatic brain injuries, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis or muscular dystrophy. The rent stabilized facility will be the first of its type in Middlesex County, making Old Bridge one of New Jersey’s few municipalities which provides such services to brain injured people.

Medical News Today reported on June 15 an existing drug may prevent brain injury and seizures in newborns.

The drug, Topiramate, has already been approved by the Federal Drug Administration to prevent seizures in adults and children above the age of three. The National Institute of Health funded two studies which were conducted at Children’s Hospital Boston. The results of these two studies may provide a basis for expanding the drugs use to prevent brain injuries and seizures in children younger than three.