Temple doctors studying progesterone for traumatic brain injury
Doctors at Temple University Hospital are participating in a three-year, nationwide study of the use of the hormone progesterone in the treatment of traumatic brain injuries. While the hormone is not a replacement for standard brain injury treatment, those who care for these patients are seeing some positive results. Temple's Nina Gentile says researchers have been studying the link between progesterone and brain recovery for almost 30 years and no one is quite sure why it seems to work. Patients are given the medication for four days and then are followed for six months to monitor their recovery.

KYW News Radio| June 30, 2011