Researchers from the University of Bonn, writing in the journal Annals of Neurology, have identified an autoantibody mechanism that could help with the development of new therapies against certain types of epilepsy. Understanding epilepsy Epilepsy can be caused by brain injury – from a tumour or a traumatic injury, or […]
Traditionally face-to-face sectors, in recent weeks the healthcare and justice systems have begun to embrace video technologies in order to continue to progress the work of the courts as the UK faces self-isolation and lockdown. Maintaining essential public services With courts and tribunals considered an essential public service, the Coronavirus […]
As the impact of Covid-19 is felt by businesses and individuals across the UK and beyond, at NRC Medical Experts we are committing to new ways of working so we can maintain our usual service to our clients during this unprecedented time. In line with guidance from the WHO and […]
Research carried out by Calvert Reconnections and Exchange Chambers reveals delays and lack of resources in the brain injury rehabilitation sector, according to senior brain injury solicitors. Brain injury partners at law firms across the UK were surveyed, with 88% of respondents saying that solicitors for the defence did not […]
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 […]