I found this on ABC 7 in San Francisco's Web site:

David Wright, MD, Emergency Physician: "Traumatic brain injury is a very significant problem in this country - over 1.2 million head injuries a year."

For ER doctors, it's frustrating.

David Wright, MD, Emergency Physician: "There have been over 100 studies looking for neuro-protectants, for drugs that would help patients after a head injury and absolutely none have been found in over 30 years of research."

That's why Dr. David Wright welcomed the chance to study the natural hormone -- progesterone. The first human studies with 100 patients looked at the safety of injecting the hormone right after an injury. The results were surprising.

David Wright, MD: "There was a 50-percent reduction in mortality, which was the thing that stood out, obviously, the most."

Read the complete article.

And here's a link to some basic TBI facts and a summary of the research.

Labels: hormones, progesterone, TBI, traumatic brain injury