Head & Brain Injuries

• Potential New Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury

  Randy Walton | October 17, 2007 5:40 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  Scientists at the University of California, San Diego, the alma mater of both Randy Walton and Scott Barber, have identified a potential new therapy for chronic spasticity and rigity, and painful condition that is frequently the result of spinal cord injury.According to yesterday's press release, in work with rats it has been demonstrated that an "AMPA receptor antagonist called NGX424...

• Teen Suffers Head Injury in Slow Speed Accident

  Chrissie Cole | August 03, 2007 10:15 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A 17-year-old girl was transported to St. Joseph Hospital after suffering a head injury in a slow moving accident, on Sunday, in a parking lot on State Highway 299.According to California Highway Patrol, the girl was with three companions in a 1994 Chrysler LeBaron when they stopped to rest on the wayside. At which time an unlicensed male passenger borrowed the car keys from the driver to...

• Quarrel Between Two Drivers Ends in Accident

  Christina Cole | March 28, 2007 7:29 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A man suffered serious injury in a car accident on Wednesday after losing control of his car during what police say was a quarrel with another driver. The 20-year-old man was driving a Chevy north on Interstate 15 when he got into an argument with the driver of a Jeep Cherokee, said police.Both drivers exited the freeway and drove onto Poway Road heading east. The man in the Chevy flashed his...

• Woman Suffers Head Injury after Jumping from SUV

  Christina Cole | March 08, 2007 7:07 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  San Diego Police say, a 39-year-old woman suffered from a critical head injury after jumping out of a moving vehicle.The woman was supposedly having a dispute with the driver before she jumped from the SUV. She struck her head on the pavement and was transported to the hospital in critical condition.The driver has not been arrested. Domestic violence detectives conducted the investigation...

• Pilot of Small Plane Suffers Head Injury

  Christina Cole | February 18, 2007 6:16 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A pilot suffered a head injury when a private plane collided into a parked plane during take off at the Compton/Woodley Airport.Just before 2pm, fire crews were called to the scene. The pilot lost control of the aircraft when attempting to take off. The plane clipped the tail of a parked Piper before tipping over. At this time it is unknown how serious the Pilot's head injuries are. The...

• CMC Inmate Death

  Christina Cole | December 20, 2006 7:38 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  While on the job at prison, a California Men's Colony inmate has died after an suffereing a head injury.CMC officials confirm that 62-year-old Darrell Christopherson was injured on November 16th. He died last Monday as Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center. Officials say he suffered from a head injury when falling off scaffolding while working with the maintenance crew. Christopherson was serving...