New to this. May do it wrong. Treating mTBI for over 5 years in both civilians, and military blast victims (IED, RPG, mortars, etc) with HBOT. (hyperbaric oxygen therapy) with excellent permanent results. *edit*

If anybody with a history of TBI/mTBI will be traveling to an area with risk of malaria, mefloquine hydrochloride ((also known as Lariam or Mefaquin) is strongly contra-indicated. it's an orally administered medication used in the prevention and treatment of malaria. It can cause paranoia, hallucinations and other psychotic episodes. The US DoD states: Mefloquine is specifically prohibited in the treatment of patients with head injuries, and in particular, a TBI (traumatic brain injury). It is also contraindicated for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.

There is some question that Sgt Bales, the soldier who went on a killing rampage in Afghanistan may have been treated with it prior to his episode. He had a documented history of TBI.

I know members here have already benefitted from vision therapy.

In Brainlash by Gail Denton PHD, she highly recommends Vision Therapy for mTBI survivors as well - it helped her recover from a mTBI a great deal.

Here is a link to NORA, Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association, where you can find more information about Vision Therapy and find a practitioner: http://www.nora.cc/

And here's a link to a blurb with a statistic that 90% of mTBI patients who needed it and 100% of stroke patients who needed it benefit from vision therapy: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18156092

"Oculomotor dysfunctions are among the most common abnormalities found in the brain-injured population."

A study published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation analyzed results from almost 400 high school and college football players during the 2008-2009 playing season in Milwaukee, WI. A total of 28 players sustained concussions during the playing season. and were monitored using Quantitative EEG (qEEG) recording, balanced & body control systems, and cognitive testing.

The qEEG results showed that abnormal readings in the concussed players continued long after more traditional tests (balance testing and cognitive testing) for concussions came back "clean," These results point to more evidence that there is a "recovery window" in the brain as it heals from a concussion that might be significantly longer than most athletic trainers and physicians have traditionally assumed.

Here is a link to the abstract: http://journals.lww.com/headtraumare...Related.6.aspx

Here is an article that discusses life styles choices that enhance or encourage neuroplasticity and some choices that inhibit neuroplasticity.

I found it very interesting.

http://www.healio.com/Psychiatry/jou...ve-Functioning

Basically:

Increasing Activities:
Physical activity
Education
Social interactions
Intellectual pursuits
Cognitive remediation

Decreasing Activities:
Poor health
Poor sleep hygiene
Poor nutrition
Substance abuse
Depression and anxiety

Of course, take it with a grain of salt since it is written about the general population and not in regards to people recovering from brain injuries. (Don't overdo engaging in activities that are believed to increase neuroplasticity as they may cause set backs.)

But I see several things here that members of this forum usually engage in, when possible, to help their brains to heal or at least function as well as possible: good nutrition, good sleep hygiene, avoid substance abuse, reduce anxiety and depression, etc..

Here's a link to a great article that explains the fatigue brain injury survivors experience:

http://twilightinsight.wordpress.com...i-and-fatigue/

Scroll down (a few paragraphs) past "My Story" to find it.

You can find .pdf files at the bottom so you can print this article out in an easy to read format too!

Coffee/caffeine link to less dementia risk

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2012/...?spt=fsb&or=hn

Can you let me know more about Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and what you found worked?

Article from today - NeuroTalk News Forum

Even Mild Traumatic Brain Injury May Cause Brain Damage
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread207059.html

http://psychcentral.com/news/2014/07...age/72677.html
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White matter correlates of cognitive dysfunction after mild traumatic brain injury
Published online before print July 16, 2014,

http://www.neurology.org/content/ear...00000000000666
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Neurology Now:
June/July 2014 - Volume 10 - Issue 3 - p 24-31
doi: 10.1097/01.NNN.0000451324.82915.54

Tracking Traumatic Brain Injury:
What new biomarkers may reveal about concussion over the short and long term.
Shaw, Gina

http://journals.lww.com/neurologynow...at_new.16.aspx

Vestibular Migraine (a.k.a. Migraine Associated Vertigo or MAV)

http://vestibular.org/migraine-associated-vertigo-mav