Dissolvable Brain Sensors Now In The Works for Brain Injury Patients

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Every day, we live easier, better, and more comfortable lives because of technology, and the extent to which human inventions can go just went up a notch. Dissolvable brain sensors now exist to help bring enhanced aid to patients of traumatic brain injuries all over the world.

What an aid it will be. Head injuries are estimated to occur at least once every seven seconds, which results in over a million emergency room cases every year. And these are treated by a range of methods, including computer tomography scans. Surgical implants may also be required, depending on the type of injury.

Some of these diagnostic and treatment methods, however, can get cumbersome – and setting them up can take a lot of time. With the advent of dissolvable brain sensors, fortunately, we’re looking at a whole new future for brain injury management.

Dissolvable Brain Sensors Disintegrate Once Their Job Is Done

“I just took out a bullet from the back of a guy’s head an hour ago,” says Rory Murphy.

As a neurosurgeon at the Washington University School of Medicine, Murphy “deals with brain trauma all the time.” Between bullets, blunt forces, and blood clots, traumatic brain injuries kill around 50,000 people in the United States every year. These kinds of injuries often cause the brain to swell, which constricts the flow of blood and oxygen, and can lead to permanent damage. So surgeons like Murphy need reliable ways of monitoring the pressure inside their patients’ skulls. Sensors exist, but they are large, clunky, and must be removed once the patient has recovered. Read More…

For those already suffering from the unfortunate consequences of brain injury, there is a range of assistive technologies available for use. These are designed to reduce the extent of the effects of brain injury on a person and allow him or her to live better, and more comfortably. Some of these include:

• Scooters, walkers, and wheelchairs for enhanced mobility and independence; lightweight wheelchairs also exist for those who still want to play sports
• Bowling balls with hand grips, as well as one-handed fishing reels for leisure activities
• Voice recognition and screen enlargement computer programs and software for educational and work tasks; automatic page turners and book holders exist now, too

Where memory is concerned, there are exercises one can practice. And because not everything that can be of benefit has to be high tech like dissolvable brain sensors, notepads and pens work well, too.

Aside from the technologies, you can also turn to professionals dedicated to helping ease the effects of brain injuries. These include speech language therapists and occupational therapists.

Image Credit: Dissolvable Brain Sensors Disintegrate Once Their Job Is Done – The Atlantic 

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