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Gel hope for brain injury repair

(BBC 03/09/2009)

An injectable hydrogel could aid recovery from brain injury by helping stimulate tissue growth at the site of the wound, researchers say. Research on rats suggests the gel, made from synthetic and natural sources, may spur growth of stem cells in the brain. The gel has been developed by Dr Ning Zhang at Clemson University, South Carolina, who presented her work to a conference on military health research.

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Paralysed woman uses Morse code

(BBC 22/01/2009)

A 79-year-old woman who was almost completely paralysed after a fall has learned to talk to her son by tapping out Morse code with her thumb. Sylvia Jones, 79, from Swansea, suffered brain damage five years ago. But thanks to her schoolgirl knowledge of Morse code, she has broken her silence using sounded dots and dashes.

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Toddler makes miraculous recovery after getting key lodged in brain

(Telegraph 25/11/2008)

Nicholas Holderman accidentally fell on his parents' keys, forcing one of them through his eyelid. Remarkable X-ray scans show how the car key penetrated the 20-month-old's brain, leaving him in a critical condition. Medics were able to remove the key during surgery but they were astounded when just 15 minutes after the operation they discovered that the boy's eyesight was unaffected.

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Amber's agony

(BBC 25/11/2008)

Children are having to wait as long as two years to be given specialist therapy to help them recover from forms of brain damage. Amber Hinton had to wait two years for her first occupational therapy (OT) session in Weston Super Mare.

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