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Old 05-09-2015, 03:57 PM #1
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Book Interesting news article - Brain Inflammation

This article came in via the Health New Headlines Forum today.
I thought I'd post in light of some of the more recent posts regarding inflammation.

PsychCentral News
Inflammation Seems to Underlie Concussion Symptoms

McMaster News
It doesn't take a brain injury to have headache, dizziness and cognitive impairment
Published: May 6, 2015

from Science Direct
A review of the neuro- and systemic inflammatory responses in post concussion symptoms: Introduction of the “post-inflammatory brain syndrome” PIBS
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
Volume 46, May 2015, Pages 1–16
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Interesting article. They say "So even in a situation where there is no obvious visible brain injury on conventional imaging scans, physicians may be able to still offer treatments that target inflammatory mediators."

I just read a report on DTI (Diffusion Tensor Imaging) that shows a direct correlation between cognitive mTBI/concussion symptoms and changes in white matter. They found that in concussions with prolonged symptoms, there is a change in how water moves through the brain's white matter. In the injured brains, the water does not move through the white matter as well as in healthy brains.

I wonder if this change in water movement is part of the inflammation.

Here is the report on MedScape
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/836164

The promising part is this will help people with PCS to show they have a true injury versus a psychosomatic injury like so many professionals claim.
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So what is the treatment for this then? I did not see anything mentioned in the articles pertaining to treatment for the inflammation.

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Injury: March 2014. Hit hard on top of head by heavy metal farm tool. LOC. MRIs and Cat Scans clear. PCS ever since. 33 year old female. Trying to stay positive!

Persisting Problems:
fatigue, dizziness, lightheadedness, vestibular balance and vision problems, vision static, tinnitus, hearing loss, slight sensitivity to noise, sometimes the insomnia comes back, sensitivity to stress, exercise intolerance, emotional problems - But I still have much to be thankful for.
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Some promote an anti-inflammatory diet. A Paleo/Mediterranean diet like the Wahl protocol or Dr Weill's diet.
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