BRAIN INJURY LAWYER – SEIZURES AFTER ACCIDENT
A recent article in Medical News Today discussed a new treatment for brain injuries. Apparently, halting production of new neurons in the brain following traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be beneficial. In fact, that was found to epileptic seizures, cognitive decline, and impaired memory following a brain injury.
Injury to the brain stimulates the production of new neurons. However, these new cells are sometimes hyperexcitable. This disrupts neural circuits and can cause recurring seizures, researchers reported in Nature Communications. Stopping the process in genetically modified mice resulted in fewer seizures. In addition, eliminating the development of new neurons – a process called neurogenesis – appeared to reduce cognitive decline and impairment of memory, common effects of seizures.
“Understanding the mechanisms that promote aberrant neurogenesis caused by traumatic brain injury and subsequent seizures may open new therapeutic avenues,” said senior author Dr. Jenny Hsieh. Halting development of new neurons resulted in a roughly 40 percent reduction in seizure frequency in the mice. Further, the researchers found that stopping neurogenesis before the development of seizures had a long-lasting effect, even at a late stage of the TBI disease.
An estimated 3 million Americans and 65 million people worldwide currently live with epilepsy. This costs an estimated $15.5 billion annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) accounts for 20 percent of epileptic seizures, many of which are from an accident. But how or why recurring seizures develop after a severe brain injury is unclear. Some drugs can help control seizures, but there is no drug to prevent or cure epilepsy.
TBI ACCIDENT LAWYERS MN
If you or a family member have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in an accident, call our office to speak with a lawyer for a free consultation. Our top MN brain injury attorneys have more than 25 years’ experience successfully representing people injured in a car accident, slip and fall accident, from a defective product, gas explosion, and many other types of incidents. Pam Rochlin is a former partner at Meshbesher & Spence, offering her clients personal attention. She is a past president of Minnesota Women Lawyers, and has been voted a MN Super Lawyer for many years.
You can meet with an attorney at our offices in Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, Edina, or Woodbury to discuss your brain injury accident case. Our best lawyers will also come to your home to discuss your TBI case in St. Paul, Roseville, Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Chanhassen, Chaska, Bloomington, Richfield, Burnsville, Apple Valley, Albert Lea, Mankato, Rogers, and other cities throughout MN.