Expert: Brain injuries could eventually be treated via nasal sprayRSS Feed

Brain injuries may eventually be treatable with methods other than surgery, an expert in the US said recently.

Dr William Frey is a professor at the University of Minnesota and founded St Paul's Alzheimer's Research Centre at Regions Hospital. He told local news service KSTP.com that nasal sprays are potentially ideal for drug delivery and they have already been tested in clinical trials with dementia.

Alzhiemer's patients showed better attention and memory functions after being administered insulin through the nose, and Dr Frey said this type of treatment may be used for stroke, brain injury and Parkinson's in future.

"It occurred to me if bad things can go into the brain this way, why can't we use the same route of delivery for getting good things into the brain," he remarked.

NHS statistics show that about 135,000 people annually suffer head injuries considered severe enough to warrant hospital admission.

One of the most common causes is road traffic accidents but others include assault, falls and incidents in the home or workplace.

Serious Law, award winning brain injury law firm

DTI could 'detect concussion brain injury'

28 August 2009

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) could be used to detect brain injury caused by concussions, scientists have discovered.Impact to the head can lead to permanent loss of mental process and scientists have...

Read More...