- As many as 69 million people around the world have a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year.
- People with moderate to severe TBI can experience long-term issues that can impact their lives.
- Researchers from Stanford University have found that deep brain stimulation may help improve cognition in people with moderate to severe TBI.
Researchers estimate that as many as
There are three levels of TBI severity — mild, moderate, and severe. Previous research shows between
In the case of moderate to severe TBI, people can experience lifelong issues that can have a profound effect on their lives, such as:
Over the past few years, researchers have studied deep brain stimulation as a potential treatment for TBI.
Now, scientists from Stanford University have published a study in the journal
According to Dr. Jaimie M. Henderson, the John and Jene Blume–Robert and Ruth Halperin Professor and professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University and co-lead author of this study, it is important to develop new ways of improving cognitive function in people with moderate to severe TBI because there are currently no effective treatments for TBI.
“There are millions of people living with the aftereffects of a brain injury,” Dr. Henderson told Medical News Today. “Anything that could improve their condition even a bit would be a breakthrough.”
“Previous research has
For example, a study published in July 2022 found using deep brain stimulation with a lower frequency was
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