Brain Injury as a Chronic Disease: An Interview with Brent Masel, MD

This is so true for stroke, we get treated for the first 3 hours and then are left to our own devices.
http://www.brainline.org/content/2013/05/brain-injury-as-a-chronic-disease-an-interview-with-brent-masel-md_pageall.html
Up to now, the overwhelming majority of basic science brain injury researchers have focused on the first 90 minutes after the injury in order to find something to stop the toxic cascade of events that lead to increased morbidity and mortality. It is clear, however, that there is another toxic cascade: slow, progressive, irregular and chronic, that becomes a part of the life of almost every individual with a brain injury. Bench scientists must be aware of this, and funding sources must give the scientists the support needed to address these issues.
I think the science of brain injury is where we were with the science of cancer awareness and treatment 50 years ago. With the appropriate education and allocation of resources, we can start talking about a cure.

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