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age to brain tissue can worsen
months after the initial injury, and
learning and social problems can ap-
pear years later. The implications are
significant because almost one in 30
newborns in the U.S. will sustain a
head injury before age 16.
Each of the 250 children in the
study had a magnetic resonance im-
age, or MRI, done three months after
the injury and again three years later.
Most had lesions in the frontal lobe.
Researchers found that some lesions
persist, and some new lesions appear
as well. This could be because cells in
the brain connected to the injured
ones may deteriorate as time goes on.
Further research may determine
whether the related regions are actual-
ly causing the problems. Many of the
children who recovered initially
didn't maintain the recovery and fell
behind after a few years. The next
question to be answered, researchers
say, is how to help head-injured kids
do better in school and social situations.
From TDH's News Clips, The Dal-las Morning News, "Long-term effects
of children's head injuries studied,"
by Sue Goetinck, February 19, 1996.
H aving trouble remembering
things? Relax. It's not always a
sign of Alzheimer's, the devastating
brain disease that destroys memory.
Scientists says that such memory
lapses are natural, especially as you
get older. Forgetting is nature's de-
fense against too much information.
Adults remember little that hap-
pened to them before age 5; when
they reach their 30s, they typically
begin to experience a drop in memo-
ry ability. A steeper decline begins
in the 60s and gets worse in the 70s
and 80s. Researchers give several
reasons for the memory loss: aging
nerve cells, interference from more
recent memories and sheer informa-
tion overload.
From TDH's News Clips, the
Houston Chronicle, "Relax, memory
loss a natural part of aging," by Rob-
ert S. Boyd, February 27, 1996.Having trouble
remembering
things? It's not
always a sign of
Alzheimer's, the
devastating brain
disease that
destroys memory.
Scientists say that
such memory lapses
are natural-
forgetting is nature's
defense against too
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