Archive for March, 2020

The Effects of Brain Injury on Memory

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How does brain injury affect memory? Learn about memory impairment following brain injury in this video featuring NeuroRestorative’s Tori Harding. Following a brain injury, the deeply embedded and long-term memories usually remain intact while short-term memory may significantly be affected. Learn about the three memory system areas and strategies that can help a survivor improve their memory.

Interested in learning more? Watch the rest of our videos as part of the “Effects of Brain Injury” series!

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Dan Nicholson is a lifelong an athlete, and along the way he racked up quite a few concussions. Now, years later, he still notices the lasting effects. As a dad and a coach, he wanted a way to monitor blows to the head among youth athletes. In this clip, he shares his journey that led him to create Head Case.
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The Underactive and Overactive Thyroid – Dr. Smooke & Dr. Leung | #UCLAMDChat Webinar

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UCLA endocrine specialists Stephanie Smooke, MD, and Angela Leung, MD, discuss thyroid hormone disorders and medical treatments for hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. Browse more #UCLAMDCHAT webinars at http://www.uclahealth.org/uclamdchat
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Concussions: Cause, Treatment and Prevention of Head Trauma

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The most common and least serious type of traumatic brain injury is called a concussion. The word comes from the Latin concutere, which means “to shake violently.”

According to the CDC, between 2001 and 2009, an estimated 173,285 people under age 19 were treated in hospital emergency rooms for concussions related to sports and recreation activities.

Other causes include car and bicycle accidents, work-related injuries, falls, and fighting.

Dr. Meilani Mapa, MD of the Memorial Rehabilitation Institute talks about causes, treatment and prevention of concussions.
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Thyroid Hormones and Thyroid Function Tests

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An overview of the synthesis, regulation, and function of thyroid hormones, as well as the interpretation of thyroid function tests.

Meena S. Murthy MD Thyroid and Diabetes Center at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, shows how to perform a Thyroid self-examination and explains what the thyroid gland does, how it works and symptoms related to Thyroid issues.

This educational video is not intended to replace a doctor’s visit. Please see a physician to have a checkup performed.

http://www.saintpetershcs.com/Thyroid-and-Diabetes-Center/
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