Category: TBI

Parents, Staff at Covenant School Join Prominent Officials in New Filings Seeking to Stop Release of Shooter’s Writings

An array of statements in support of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department’s denial of public records requests in connection with the March 27 mass shooting at The Covenant School have been filed this week. In total, around 25 statements supporting the decision to withhold the documents were made in just three days. Those filing in support…


Understanding Veteran TBI: Hormone Imbalances Following Traumatic Brain Injury

Commentary It has been known for over 80 years that following a head injury there is dysfunction in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 80–85 percent of traumatic brain injury (TBI) sufferers are classified as mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBI). Approximately 80–85 percent of MTBI patients recover from their…


It’s All in Your Head’: Military Veterans and Mild​ Traumatic Brain Injury

Commentary Anyone who has battled with brain injury knows the frustration of having their injury downplayed because they “look fine” from the outside. There have been times when I wished I was missing a limb so medical providers would take me seriously. Unless you have been stuck in the shell of a person you once…


Missing Noah Clare, Amber Clare Found in California: Officials

California officials announced they found missing 3-year-old Noah Clare and missing 16-year-old Amber Clare after the two had gone missing earlier this month. They two disappeared on Nov. 6 and were last seen in Tennessee. The pair were discovered this week in San Clemente, California. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation wrote an update Thursday saying…