Following a 22-month study by the Glasgow Brain Injury Research Group into the incidence of dementia in former footballers, the FA is set to ban heading in children’s football in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, but not, as yet, in Wales. Though still to release final guidelines, it is thought […]
Professor Steven Laurey, a Belgian neurologist, has been awarded €1m (£850,000) to fund further work to improve diagnoses of severe brain injuries resulting in coma. The Generet Prize is a grant from the King Baudouin Foundation, named after the former Belgian monarch. It is hoped that the research will improve […]
At NRC Medical Experts, we know that serious injury cases can be long and complex. Finding the right expert witness to support your case is a crucial part of building a successful case. Due to the complexity of neurological injury, rehabilitation and recovery, solicitors often come to us with questions […]
Recent research published in Public Health journal, The Lancet, indicates that half of all homeless people may be living with the impact of brain injury, which may have been a cause or contributing factor to their homelessness. The study, the first meta-analysis to evaluate the prevalence of traumatic brain injury […]
Neuropsychiatry is the overlap between psychiatry, neurology, and medicine, and a subspecialty of psychiatry that deals with the psychological or behavioural problems in people, caused due to neurological conditions. What does an neuropsychiatric expert witness do? Neuropsychiatry expert witnesses specialise in the branch of medicine dealing with integrated neurological and […]
We welcome the urgent call from the RCN Foundation, in collaboration with brain injury recovery charity Same You, to develop enhanced training for nurses dealing with neurological rehabilitation. In commissioning a higher education institution, they hope to equip nurses with the additional skills needed to support patients in the UK […]
As a solicitor, paralegal or case manager, you want to do everything that you can for your clients. In some cases – particularly medical disputes – this will involve bringing in an expert witness. Expert witnesses are an essential part of your approach, but there are several things to keep […]
50,000 people in the UK live with a spinal injury. The leading cause is falls and spinal cord injuries are most common with people aged between 16 and 30 years old. How does the spinal cord work? The spinal cord is the part of the central nervous system that […]
Reading person experiences can also support those close to a person with a brain injury, or those supporting them. Below is a round-up of NRC Medical Experts’ favourite about brain injury and rehabilitation. Touching Distance by Beverley Turner and James Cracknell This book tells of the story of rower James […]
The brain is a developed organ made up of a large number of neurons and supporting cells. The interconnection between the neurons is what makes the brain function. Unlike other cells in the body that can regenerate, there are three types of cells that cannot regenerate. These include hepatocytes in […]