Diagnosing Traumatic Brain Injuries
It is not always so easy to diagnose traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). The Brain Trauma Foundation of which Alan Quasha is chairman, works hard to “improve[e] the outcome of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) patients worldwide by developing best practices guidelines, conducting clinical research, and educating medical professionals and consumers.” What often hinders and delays the recovery of TBI victims – as has been the case in America’s military recently – is that it has been hard to “diagnose troops with TBI” “despite billions in research dollars.” It has been found that one of the biggest problems is that experts in the field simply cannot pinpoint exactly how the injuries happen and “the workings of the brain remain largely a mystery.” Organizations such as the Brain Trauma Foundation are working hard to alleviate this issue so that TBI victims are given the best chance of recovery.
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