Polymer Treatment Beneficial for TBI

·         Non-fluent aphasia, a condition in which a TBI victim fails to recall words or encounters difficulty in speaking complete sentences

• Alzheimer’s disease has been associated to TBI patients
• Post-traumatic dementia
• Post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) can be anterograde or retrograde
• According to NINDS, Dysarthria is a condition, which occurs when TBI victim “knows the appropriate language but cannot easily speak the words because they are unable to use the muscles needed to form the words.”
• Additional complications with motor skills or Parkinson’s disease
• Dementia pugilistica, a common  condition found among boxers

Investigating Polymer Treatment

According to the results of this study, PEG acts as a neuroprotective agent for the damaged membranes, particularly within the “white matter of the corpus callosum.”  When used properly, the “salutary effects of PEG” can also repair injuries associated to spinal cord. The polymer offer damaged membrane to repair the following:

• permanent repair of membrane damage
• decreasing the size of “progressive cavitation”
• physiological function
• inhibition of “free radical production”

Although, the polymer appeared to be highly effective for treating brain injuries, the concerns arose when the study found that the use of polymer could only be effective if it is administered to the victims within five hours of the initial injury. Scientists continue to explore better solution for this problem, but believe that when used intravenously, polymer may act as a life saving treatment to many.

Coping With a Brain Injury

The side effects and condition associated with a traumatic brain injury depends upon an individual and the severity of the injury caused. Millions of Americans suffer from TBI every year and most of these patients continue to live with this condition, many of them do not even receive treatment for their condition and many remain unaware of the potential risks associated with TBI.

Although, a large no. of patients remains untreated for their condition but if an injured individual suffers from a brain injury then it becomes important to contact a health care professional. Thereafter, seek the advice of an experienced medical lawyer specializing in personal injury lawsuits. He will offer you free consultation on developing a traumatic brain injury lawsuit.  Such a lawsuit may get you some monetary compensation for the damages endured and help a victim with paying for costly medical bills and treatments associated with their condition.