by Jimmy Carter | Jun 18, 2019 | Alzheimer’s
A connection between Neurofilament light (NfL) levels present in the blood and Alzheimer’s disease was recently made in a study released by the JAMA Network. This discovery could lead to a simple blood test that has the ability to detect the levels of conditions...
by Jimmy Carter | Feb 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
In a developing story reported by the AP late last week, the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) has been met with more than 300 lawsuits from former college football players who all claim concussions they suffered on the field were mistreated, leading to...
by Jimmy Carter | Jan 16, 2019 | Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
On November 27, 2018, we conducted a nationwide search for any reported decision of a court involving a will contest or trust contest arising out of incapacity due to traumatic brain injury (TBI). We were surprised to see the results: zero. That’s right, our search...
by Jimmy Carter | Jan 4, 2019 | Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
Over the past few months we’ve been exploring Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, better known as CTE. Today we thought we’d back it up and start where these conditions often begin, concussion. The Concussion and CTE Relationship Medical researchers have definitively...
by Jimmy Carter | Nov 20, 2018 | Alzheimer’s, Dementia
As we reported here, on October 23rd Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor shared that she’s been diagnosed with the beginning stages of dementia, “probably Alzheimer’s disease.” Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia, and the most common. But, her news...
