Brain Concussion
A nonspecific term used to describe transient alterations or loss of consciousness following closed head injuries. The duration of UNCONSCIOUSNESS generally lasts a few seconds, but may persist for several hours. Concussions may be classified as mild, intermediate, and severe. Prolonged periods of unconsciousness (often defined as greater than 6 hours in duration) may be referred to as post-traumatic coma (COMA, POST-HEAD INJURY). (From Rowland, Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, 9th ed, p418)
Hockey
Football
Post-Concussion Syndrome
The organic and psychogenic disturbances observed after closed head injuries (HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED). Post-concussion syndrome includes subjective physical complaints (i.e. headache, dizziness), cognitive, emotional, and behavioral changes. These disturbances can be chronic, permanent, or late emerging.
Head Protective Devices
Brain Injuries
Acute and chronic (see also BRAIN INJURIES, CHRONIC) injuries to the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, CEREBELLUM, and BRAIN STEM. Clinical manifestations depend on the nature of injury. Diffuse trauma to the brain is frequently associated with DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY or COMA, POST-TRAUMATIC. Localized injuries may be associated with NEUROBEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS; HEMIPARESIS, or other focal neurologic deficits.
Mouth Protectors
Athletes
Sports Medicine
Unconsciousness
Sports Equipment
Head Injuries, Closed
Traumatic injuries to the cranium where the integrity of the skull is not compromised and no bone fragments or other objects penetrate the skull and dura mater. This frequently results in mechanical injury being transmitted to intracranial structures which may produce traumatic brain injuries, hemorrhage, or cranial nerve injury. (From Rowland, Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, 9th ed, p417)
Brain Injury, Chronic
Conditions characterized by persistent brain damage or dysfunction as sequelae of cranial trauma. This disorder may result from DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; BRAIN EDEMA; and other conditions. Clinical features may include DEMENTIA; focal neurologic deficits; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; AKINETIC MUTISM; or COMA.
Brain Chemistry
Trauma Severity Indices
Brain Neoplasms
Neoplasms of the intracranial components of the central nervous system, including the cerebral hemispheres, basal ganglia, hypothalamus, thalamus, brain stem, and cerebellum. Brain neoplasms are subdivided into primary (originating from brain tissue) and secondary (i.e., metastatic) forms. Primary neoplasms are subdivided into benign and malignant forms. In general, brain tumors may also be classified by age of onset, histologic type, or presenting location in the brain.
Craniocerebral Trauma
Neuropsychological Tests
Soccer
Brain Mapping
Martial Arts
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted
Research Report
Dizziness
Wrestling
Brain
The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM.
Cognition Disorders
Neck Injuries
PubMed
A bibliographic database that includes MEDLINE as its primary subset. It is produced by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), part of the NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE. PubMed, which is searchable through NLM's Web site, also includes access to additional citations to selected life sciences journals not in MEDLINE, and links to other resources such as the full-text of articles at participating publishers' Web sites, NCBI's molecular biology databases, and PubMed Central.
Publishing
MEDLINE
Bulimia
Head
Ceremonial Behavior
Journal Impact Factor
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon monoxide (CO). A poisonous colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. It combines with hemoglobin to form carboxyhemoglobin, which has no oxygen carrying capacity. The resultant oxygen deprivation causes headache, dizziness, decreased pulse and respiratory rates, unconsciousness, and death. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
Sports
Lawyers
Foxes
Optic Lobe, Nonmammalian
Mushroom Bodies
Data Collection
Human Engineering
Questionnaires
Operator Regions, Genetic
Computer Terminals
MR line scan diffusion imaging of the brain in children. (1/303)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: MR imaging of the self-diffusion of water has become increasingly popular for the early detection of cerebral infarction in adults. The purpose of this study was to evaluate MR line scan diffusion imaging (LSDI) of the brain in children. METHODS: LSDI was performed in four volunteers and 12 patients by using an effective TR/TE of 2736/89.4 and a maximum b value of 450 to 600 s/mm2 applied in the x, y, and z directions. In the volunteers, single-shot echo planar imaging of diffusion (EPID) was also performed. The patients (10 boys and two girls) ranged in age from 2 days to 16 years (average age, 6.6 years). Diagnoses included acute cerebral infarction, seizure disorder, posttraumatic confusion syndrome, complicated migraine, residual astrocytoma, encephalitis, hypoxia without cerebral infarction, cerebral contusion, and conversion disorder. In all patients, routine spin-echo images were also acquired. Trace images and apparent diffusion coefficient maps were produced for each location scanned with LSDI. RESULTS: In the volunteers, LSDI showed less chemical-shift and magnetic-susceptibility artifact and less geometric distortion than did EPID. LSDI was of diagnostic quality in all studies. Diffusion abnormalities were present in five patients. Restricted diffusion was present in the lesions of the three patients with acute cerebral infarction. Mildly increased diffusion was present in the lesions of encephalitis and residual cerebellar astrocytoma. No diffusion abnormalities were seen in the remaining seven children. CONCLUSION: LSDI is feasible in children, provides high-quality diffusion images with less chemical-shift and magnetic-susceptibility artifact and less geometric distortion than does EPID, and complements the routine MR examination. (+info)Remediation of attention deficits in head injury. (2/303)
Head injury is associated with psychological sequelae which impair the patient's psychosocial functioning. Information processing, attention and memory deficits are seen in head injuries of all severity. We attempted to improve deficits of focused, sustained and divided attention. The principle of overlapping sources of attention resource pools was utilised in devising the remediation programme. Tasks used simple inexpensive materials. Four head injured young adult males with post concussion syndrome underwent the retraining program for one month. The patients had deficits of focused, sustained and divided attention parallel processing, serial processing, visual scanning, verbal learning and memory and working memory. After the retraining programme the deficits of attention improved in the four patients. Serial processing improved in two patients. Parallel processing and neuropsychological deficits did not improve in any patient. The symptom intensity reduced markedly and behavioural functioning improved in three of the four patients. The results supported an association between improving attention and reduction of symptom intensity. Attention remediation shows promise as a cost effective, time efficient and simple technique to improve the psychological and psychosocial functioning of the head injured patient. (+info)Assessment and management of concussion in sports. (3/303)
The most common head injury in sports is concussion. Athletes who sustain a prolonged loss of consciousness should be transported immediately to a hospital for further evaluation. Assessment of less severe injuries should include a thorough neurologic examination. The duration of symptoms and the presence or absence of post-traumatic amnesia and loss of consciousness should be noted. To avoid premature return to play, a good understanding of the possible hazards is important. Potential hazards of premature return to play include the possibility of death from second-impact syndrome, permanent neurologic impairment from cumulative trauma, and the postconcussion syndrome. (+info)Traumatic brain injury: diffusion-weighted MR imaging findings. (4/303)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) accounts for a significant portion of primary intra-axial lesions in cases of traumatic brain injury. The goal of this study was to use diffusion-weighted MR imaging to characterize DAI in the setting of acute and subacute traumatic brain injury. METHODS: Nine patients ranging in age from 26 to 78 years were examined with conventional MR imaging (including fast spin-echo T2-weighted, fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery, and gradient-echo sequences) as well as echo-planar diffusion-weighted MR imaging 1 to 18 days after traumatic injury. Lesions were characterized as DAI on the basis of their location and their appearance on conventional MR images. Trace apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps were computed off-line with the diffusion-weighted and base-line images. Areas of increased signal were identified on the diffusion-weighted images, and regions of interests were used to obtain trace ADC values. RESULTS: In the nine patients studied, isotropic diffusion-weighted images showed areas of increased signal with correspondingly decreased ADC. In one case, decreased ADC was seen 18 days after the initial event. CONCLUSION: Decreased ADC can be demonstrated in patients with DAI in the acute setting and may persist into the subacute period, beyond that described for cytotoxic edema in ischemia. (+info)Reversible neuropsychological deficits after mild traumatic brain injury. (5/303)
OBJECTIVES: To determine the influence of motivation on performance in a divided attention test of patients after mild traumatic brain injury (MBI). METHODS: Comparison of the performance of 12 patients with MBI with 10 patients with severe brain injury (SBI) and 11 healthy controls in a computer supported divided attention task before (T1) and after (T2) verbal motivation. RESULTS: At T1, the MBI group performed the same as the SBI group but significantly worse than the controls in all variables. At T2, the MBI group performed worse than the controls at T2 but the results were equal to the results of the controls at T1 and significantly better than the SBI group at T1 or T2. At T2 the MBI group performed at the level of published norms for the rest. CONCLUSION: Before verbal motivation the MBI group's results in the divided attention task were comparable with those from patients with severe brain injury. They failed to exploit their performance potential when it depended on self motivation but were able to perform at the level of the control group when external motivation was applied. (+info)Magnetization transfer imaging in the detection of injury associated with mild head trauma. (6/303)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Most traumatic brain injuries are classified as mild, yet in many instances cognitive deficits result. The purpose of this study was to investigate possible relationships between quantitative magnetization transfer imaging (MTI) and neurocognitive findings in a cohort of patients with mild head trauma but negative findings on conventional MR images. METHODS: We examined 13 patients and 10 healthy volunteers with a standard MR protocol including fast spin-echo and gradient-echo imaging, to which was added quantitative MTI. MTI was performed with a modified gradient-echo sequence incorporating pulsed, off-resonance saturation. Both region-of-interest analysis and contour plots were obtained from the MTI data. A subgroup of nine patients was examined with a battery of neuropsychological tests, comprising 25 measures of neurocognitive ability. RESULTS: The magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) in the splenium of the corpus callosum was lower in the patient group as compared with the control group, but no significant reduction in MTR was found in the pons. Individual regional MTR values were significantly reduced in two cases, and contour plot analysis revealed focal areas of abnormality in the splenium of four patients. All the patients showed impairment on at least three measures of the neuropsychological test battery, and in two cases a significant correlation was found between regional MTR values and neuropsychological performance. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that MTI and contour plot analysis may add sensitivity to the MR imaging examination of patients with traumatic brain injury. (+info)Non-invasive screening for surgical intracranial lesions. (7/303)
The value and reliability of the combined results of skull radiographs, electroencephalography, echoencephalography, isotope angiography, and brain scanning in 147 patients suspected of having an intracranial space occupying lesions are analysed. The overall accuracy of the technique was 79%. No false negatives were found. The advantages of adopting the system proposed by the authors in everyday clinical work is discussed. (+info)Effectiveness of headgear in a pilot study of under 15 rugby union football. (8/303)
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether protective headgear reduced the incidence of concussion in a pilot study of under 15 rugby union. METHODS: Sixteen under 15 rugby union teams were recruited from three interschool competitions in metropolitan Sydney and the adjacent country region. A prospective study was undertaken over a single competitive season. The study had two arms: a headgear arm and a control arm. Headgear wearing rates and injury data were reported to the investigators and verified using spot checks. RESULTS: A total of 294 players participated in the study. There were 1179 player exposures with headgear and 357 without headgear. In the study time frame, there were nine incidences of concussion; seven of the players involved wore headgear and two did not. There was no significant difference between concussion rates between the two study arms. CONCLUSIONS: Although there is some controversy about the desirability of wearing protective headgear in football, this pilot study strongly suggests that current headgear does not provide significant protection against concussion in rugby union at a junior level. (+info)
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Hutchinson's pupil
"Concussion injuries to the brain". Comprehensive Ophthalmology (fourth ed.). New Age International (P): 311. Hutchinson's pupil ... These can be due to concussion injury to the brain and is associated with subdural haemorrhage and unconsciousness. The ...
Donetsk People's Republic
His injuries included a brain concussion. Kosyak stated that "religious intolerance is on the rise" and believed his religion ...
John Grimsley
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Rex Jung
". "Neuropsychology, Neuropsychologist, Forensic, IME, Brain Injury, Concussion". Brain and Behavioral Associates, PC. ... Human Brain Mapping. 31 (3): 398-409. doi:10.1002/hbm.20874. ISSN 1097-0193. PMC 2826582. PMID 19722171. Flores, Ranee A.; ... Behavioural Brain Research. 214 (2): 143-156. doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2010.05.015. ISSN 0166-4328. PMID 20488210. S2CID 16666568. ... "Functional craniology and brain evolution: from paleontology to biomedicine". Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 8: 19. doi:10.3389/ ...
Tony Proudfoot
Tony Care (26 July 2011). "Donated CFL brains show concussion-related disease". CBC News. Retrieved 2 January 2012. Tony ... Following his death, his brain was donated to research in sports-related brain damage. His brain, unlike others, showed no ... Sean Fitz-Gerald (26 July 2011). "Researchers find degenerative disease in brains donated by CFL players". National Post. ...
Derek Boogaard
"Boogaard's family will donate brain for concussion research". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. "Boogaard had brain ailment caused by ... After his brain was removed for the SLI study, Boogaard's body was cremated. His mother keeps the ashes in an informal shrine ... The team said he was recovering from a concussion, but he was actually at a drug rehabilitation centre in Southern California. ... While the league has taken some steps to address the concussion problem, most recently in banning blindside hits to the head ...
Brandi Chastain
In March 2016, Chastain announced that she would donate her brain after death for concussion research. On December 10, 2019, ... Peterson, Anne M. (March 3, 2016). "Brandi Chastain pledges her brain for concussion study". The San Diego Union-Tribune. ... Brennan, Christine (March 3, 2016). "Soccer icon Brandi Chastain agrees to donate brain for concussion research". USA Today. ...
Isaiah Kacyvenski
"Athletes agree to donate brains for concussion study". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. September 24, 2008. Rutter, Emily. (May 26, ... School of Medicine and Sports Legacy Institute in order to have research into the effects of concussions on the human brain ... Kacyvenski, like many NFL players, suffered a number of concussions over the course of his playing career. At the end of 2008, ... Also in September, Kacyvenski, the first of five other former NFL players that soon followed, agreed to donate his brain upon ...
Harry Knight
Knight suffered a severe brain concussion and bruises. The first words he cried, "I didn't hit him, I didn't hit him!" ...
Frankie Campbell
Campbell died from a severe concussion of the brain. Doctors later discovered that his brain had been knocked loose from the ... Brain specialist Tilton E. Tillman "declared death had been caused by a succession of blows on the jaw and not by any struck on ... the rear of the head," and that Campbell's brain had been "knocked completely loose from his skull." The California State ...
Animal testing
It causes death by a concussion to the brain. Gunshot may be used, but only in cases where a penetrating captive bolt may not ... High-intensity microwave irradiation of the brain can preserve brain tissue and induce death in less than 1 second, but this is ... Studies of brain function, such as memory and social behavior, often use rats and birds. For some species, behavioral research ... Brook, Tom Vanden, "Brain Study, Animal Rights Collide", USA Today (7 April 2009), p. 1. Kelly, Jon (7 March 2013). "Who, What ...
Carrère and Hastings
He suffered a brain concussion and never regained consciousness. Thomas S. Hastings was born in New York City on March 11, 1860 ...
Fencing response
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Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide
... and damage to all four lobes of the brain and brain stem. Bailes and his colleagues concluded that repeated concussions can ... "Benoit's Brain Showed Severe Damage From Multiple Concussions, Doctor and Dad Say". Good Morning America. ABC News. September 5 ... "Benoit's Brain Showed Severe Damage From Multiple Concussions, Doctor and Dad Say". Abcnews.go.com. September 5, 2007. ... "Benoit's Brain Showed Severe Damage From Multiple Concussions, Doctor and Dad Say". ABC News. September 5, 2007. Retrieved ...
Chris Benoit
"Benoit's Brain Showed Severe Damage From Multiple Concussions, Doctor and Dad Say". abcnews.go.com. Retrieved September 5, 2007 ... "Brain Study: Concussions Caused Benoit's Rage". WSB Atlanta. Archived from the original on November 16, 2007. Retrieved ... similar to the brains of four retired NFL players who had suffered multiple concussions, sank into depression, and harmed ... a condition of brain damage, from numerous concussions Benoit had sustained during his professional wrestling career were both ...
Mike Webster
Laskas, Jeanne Marie (September 15, 2009). "Game Brain: Football Players and Concussions". GQ. Archived from the original on ... His struggle with mental illness, as a result of CTE, at the end of his life was featured in the 2015 film Concussion. Webster ... Webster's brain resembled those of boxers with "dementia pugilistica", also known as "punch-drunk syndrome". Omalu's findings ... "Concussion Lies". slate.com. The Slate Group. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015. ...
Bennet Omalu
"Game Brain: Football Players and Concussions". GQ. Archived from the original on 11 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015. ... "Timeline: The NFL's Concussion Crisis - League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis - FRONTLINE". FRONTLINE. PBS. Retrieved ... Fitzsimmons to fund the Brain Injury Research Institute which established a brain and tissue bank. In November 2006, Omalu ... Bennet Omalu on CTE and Brain Injuries - YouTube "CV: Bennet Omalu", UC Davis Medical Center "Bennet Omalu, M.D., M.B.A., MPH, ...
Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria
His death was attributed to a concussion on the brain. The archduke was 67 years old. Constantin von Wurzbach: Habsburg, ...
Altered level of consciousness
A concussion, which is a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) may result in decreased LOC. Treatment depends on the degree of ... It can result from traumatic brain injury such as concussion. Stroke and intracranial hemorrhage are other causes. Infections ... such as brain herniation. Mass lesions in the brain stem normally cause coma due to their effects on the reticular formation. ... A pH outside of the range the brain can tolerate will also alter LOC. Exposure to drugs (e.g. alcohol) or toxins may also lower ...
Dylan O'Brien
His injuries included facial fractures, a concussion, and brain trauma. O'Brien later stated that the accident "'broke most of ...
Patria Hume
"Rugby study points to link between concussion and brain function". BBC Sport. 28 July 2015. "School of hard knocks: the effects ... "New Zealand rugby concussion study sparks global research". Stuff. "NZ concussion study to go global". 8 March 2017. @ ... dcleaverNZH, Dylan Cleaver dylan [email protected] co nz (17 June 2016). "NZ Rugby to investigate concussion-dementia link". NZ ... "Phil Gifford: How rugby can conquer concussion". Stuff. Leonard, Tod (21 August 2016). "Is rugby safer than football?". ...
Grant Feasel
His family donated his brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation. He was diagnosed posthumously with chronic traumatic ... encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease. Biography portal List of NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy ...
Christopher Nowinski
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Inga Koerte
"Sex Differences in Brain Structure and Function After Sports-Related Concussion". Cite journal requires ,journal= (help) Koerte ... White Matter Integrity in the Brains of Professional Soccer Players Without Symptomatic Concussion. JAMA. 2012 Nov 14; 308(18 ... Her research focusses on the effects of brain trauma on the brain's structure and function, as well as the development of ... "White matter integrity in the brains of professional soccer players without a symptomatic concussion". JAMA. 308 (18): 1859- ...
Georgia Tech Research Institute
"Concussion Symptoms: New Technology Uses Simple Radar to Detect Brain Injuries". ABC News. 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-05-08. " ... "electro-mechanical-brain" "EES Installs "Electro-Mechanical Brain"". Georgia Tech Research Institute. Retrieved 2010-01-26.[ ... Researchers are investigating the use of radar as a possible concussion detection tool. GTRI is the primary contractor of the ... "Multitasking Challenge: Radar Analysis of Walking Patterns Shows Promise for Detecting Concussions in Athletes and Soldiers". ...
Orlin Orlinov
She was left with a broken nose, concussion and brain injuries. She said to police that, "He dragged me for a few metres, there ...
Vladimir Shamanov
... had a brain concussion and had his arm broken. The same evening the general was visited by Vladimir Putin at ...
W. Christopher Winter
Jaffee, MS; Winter, WC (2015). "Sleep disturbances in athletic concussion". Brain Injury. 29 (2): 221-7. doi:10.3109/ ...
Jim Thorpe Area School District
"Concussion Management Policy 123.1-AR SPORTS-RELATED CONCUSSION/MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY". Jim Thorpe Area School Board ( ... September 24, 2012). "Concussion Management Policy 123.1-AR SPORTS-RELATED CONCUSSION/MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Section 3 ... Jim Thorpe Area School Board (September 24, 2012). "Concussion Management Policy 123.1". Jim Thorpe Area School Board ( ... "Managing Concussions in Student Athletes: The Safety in Youth Sports Act". Archived from the original on 2014-05-05. Retrieved ...
Ricky van Wolfswinkel
In August 2019, van Wolfswinkel underwent surgery for a brain aneurysm detected during a routine scan for concussion. An ... "Ricky van Wolfswinkel: Basel striker diagnosed with brain aneurysm after concussion scans". BBC. 15 August 2019. FC Basel 1893 ...
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizure
Additionally, the specific symptom type must be reported "with attacks or seizures."[14] Some individuals with PNES have carried an erroneous diagnosis of epilepsy. On average, it takes seven years to receive a proper diagnosis. The differential diagnosis of PNES firstly involves ruling out epilepsy as the cause of the seizure episodes, along with other organic causes of non-epileptic seizures, including syncope, migraine, vertigo, anoxia, hypoglycemia, and stroke. However, between 5-20% of people with PNES also have epilepsy.[15] Frontal lobe seizures can be mistaken for PNES, though these tend to have shorter duration, stereotyped patterns of movements and occurrence during sleep.[16] Next, an exclusion of factitious disorder (a subconscious somatic symptom disorder, where seizures are caused by psychological reasons) and malingering (simulating seizures intentionally for conscious personal gain - such as monetary compensation or avoidance of criminal punishment) is conducted. Finally other ...
Occupational health psychology
... found that reactions to psychological stressors include increased activity in the brain axes which play an important role in ... Concussions in sport. *Decompression sickness. *De Quervain syndrome. *Exposure to human nail dust ...
Nicky Hayden
On May 17, 2017, Hayden was hit by a driver while riding his bicycle in Italy.[1] He suffered a traumatic brain injury and died ... As a result, Hayden suffered a concussion in the process, ruling him out of the race.[134] A fractured right hand also ruled ... The extent of Hayden's injuries was described as polytrauma including a traumatic brain injury that resulted in severe cerebral ...
ICD-10 Chapter V: Mental and behavioural disorders
F06.9) Unspecified mental disorder due to brain damage and dysfunction and to physical disease *Organic brain syndrome NOS ... F62) Enduring personality changes, not attributable to brain damage and disease. *(F63) Habit and impulse disorders *(F63.0) ... F06) Other mental disorders due to brain damage and dysfunction and to physical disease *(F06.0) Organic hallucinosis ... F07) Personality and behavioural disorders due to brain disease, damage and dysfunction *(F07.0) Organic personality disorder ...
Sexual anhedonia
... the brain's primary reward center. This part of the brain is thought to play a role in pleasurable activities, including ... Increased serum prolactin (PRL)[5] concentration in patients brains from psychiatric medicine can also affect sexuality.[6] ... Upon reaching a climax, chemicals are released in the brain and motor signals are activated that will cause quick cycles of ... Psychiatric medicine is known to cause the brain to form more dopamine receptors for the dopamine blocking effect. The normal ...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
A 2015 review found that moderate to severe traumatic brain injury is a risk factor for ALS, but whether mild traumatic brain ... In 2013, the NFL reached a $765 million agreement to compensate more than five thousand former NFL players for concussion- ... doi:10.1093/brain/awq290. PMID 20959307.. *^ Eisen A (2002). "Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A review". BCMJ. 44 (7): 362-366. ... Lutz C (August 2018). "Mouse models of ALS: Past, present and future". Brain Research. 1693 (Part A): 1-10. doi:10.1016/j. ...
Dysthymia
There are several brain structures (corpus callosum and frontal lobe) that are different in women with dysthymia than in those ... A new model has recently surfaced in the literature regarding the HPA axis (structures in the brain that get activated in ... This study found several areas of the brain that function differently. The amygdala (associated with processing negative ...
Konkusi Bahasa Melayu, ensiklopedia bebas
"Facts about Concussion and Brain Injury and Where to Get Help" US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Concussions and Our Kids: America's Leading Expert On How To Protect Young Athletes and Keep Sports Safe, Robert Cantu, M.D. ... Istilah kecederaan ringan otak, kecederaan traumatik serdahana otak mild ("traumatic brain injury-MTBI), kecederaan kepala ... "Concussion in High School Sports" US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
List of phobias
The English suffixes -phobia, -phobic, -phobe (from Greek φόβος phobos, "fear") occur in technical usage in psychiatry to construct words that describe irrational, abnormal, unwarranted, persistent, or disabling fear as a mental disorder (e.g. agoraphobia), in chemistry to describe chemical aversions (e.g. hydrophobic), in biology to describe organisms that dislike certain conditions (e.g. acidophobia), and in medicine to describe hypersensitivity to a stimulus, usually sensory (e.g. photophobia). In common usage, they also form words that describe dislike or hatred of a particular thing or subject (e.g. homophobia). The suffix is antonymic to -phil-. For more information on the psychiatric side, including how psychiatry groups phobias such as agoraphobia, social phobia, or simple phobia, see phobia. The following lists include words ending in -phobia, and include fears that have acquired names. In some cases, the naming of phobias has become a word game, of notable example being a 1998 ...
Acquired brain injury
See also: Brain injury. Acquired brain injury (ABI) is brain damage caused by events after birth, rather than as part of a ... United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum. *The Brain Injury Hub - information and practical advice to parents and family ... Ontario Brain Injury Association. "What is Acquired Brain Injury". Retrieved 5 March 2011.. .mw-parser-output cite.citation{ ... a b c d The ABI Handbook, Serving Students with Acquired Brain Injuries in Higher Education, The Consortium for the Study of ...
Frontal lobe epilepsy
Results of extraoperative cortical stimulation". Brain. 107 (1): 275-91. doi:10.1093/brain/107.1.275. PMID 6697159.. ... study showed that people with epilepsy were at greater risk for accidental injuries related to seizures such as concussions, ... An MRI image of a brain with an invasive, multilocular tumor in the left Frontal lobe of the brain. ... "The Brain from Top to Bottom. thebrain.mcgill.ca. Retrieved 2009-12-06.. ...
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Andreasen, Nancy C. (19 February 2004). Brave New Brain: Conquering Mental Illness in the Era of the Genome. New York: Oxford ... Progress in Brain Research. 167. pp. 287-91. doi:10.1016/S0079-6123(07)67025-3. ISBN 978-0-444-53140-7. . PMID 18037027.. ... Brain catecholamine levels are high,[88] and corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) concentrations are high.[89][90] Together, ... Progress in Brain Research. 167. pp. 151-69. doi:10.1016/S0079-6123(07)67011-3. ISBN 9780444531407. . PMID 18037013.. ...
Open access
"N.F.L.'s Flawed Concussion Research and Ties to Tobacco Industry".. . ... that were cited as scientific evidence that brain injuries do not cause long-term harm to its players.[note 21] During the peer ...
Noisia - Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre
VSN 009 Brain Bucket (with Ed Rush & Optical) / Falling Through (com Spor) ... VSN 001 The Tide / Concussion. *VSN 002 Lost Cause (with Mayhem) / Choke (ft. MC Verse) ...
Head injury
A concussion is a form of a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). This injury is a result due to a blow to the head that could ... "TBI , Traumatic Brain Injury , Traumatic Brain Injury Resources , Brain Injury Support , Brain Injury Information". www. ... Alberts J, Cherian N (2014). Headaches, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Concussion. The Cleveland Clinic Manual of Headache Therapy ... high resolution MR imaging of the brains of Leborgne and Lelong". Brain. 130 (Pt 5): 1432-41. doi:10.1093/brain/awm042. PMID ...
Skull fracture
Depressed skull fractures present a high risk of increased pressure on the brain, or a hemorrhage to the brain that crushes the ... The presence of a concussion or skull fracture in people after trauma without intracranial hemorrhage or focal neurologic ... The skull fracture enlarges due, in part, to the rapid physiologic growth of the brain that occurs in young children, and brain ... Depressed skull fractures may require surgery to lift the bones off the brain if they are pressing on it by making burr holes ...
Cerebellar abiotrophy
It develops when the neurons known as Purkinje cells, located in the cerebellum of the brain, begin to die off. These cells ... and injury-related problems such as a concussion. ... They have a critical role to play in the brain. The Purkinje ... Verifying the diagnosis in a laboratory setting is possible only by examining the brain post-mortem to determine if there has ... DNA test, post-mortem examination of brain tissue. Differential diagnosis. Wobbler syndrome, EHV-1, Equine Protozoal ...
Ganser syndrome
Whitlock pointed to the number of cases in which Ganser syndrome was reported in settings of organic brain disease or ...
Parkinson's disease
Brain cell death. There is speculation of several mechanisms by which the brain cells could be lost.[56] One mechanism consists ... "Brain. 135 (Pt 4): 1141-53. doi:10.1093/brain/aws038. PMC 3326257. PMID 22396397.. ... Dopamine does not cross the blood-brain barrier, so it cannot be taken as a medicine to boost the brain's depleted levels of ... There are five major pathways in the brain connecting other brain areas with the basal ganglia. These are known as the motor, ...
Generalized anxiety disorder
Symptoms concerning brain and mind. (9) Feeling dizzy, unsteady, faint or light-headed.. (10) Feelings that objects are unreal ... sensory-related fear memories and communicates their threat importance to memory and sensory processing elsewhere in the brain ...
Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome
... post-inflammatory brain syndrome'' PIBS. In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 46, 2015, S. 1-16. ... Alasdair Timothy Llewelyn Rathbone u. a.: A review of the neuro- and systemic inflammatory responses in post concussion ... post-inflammatory brain syndrome'' PIBS. In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 46, 2015, S. 1-16. ... In: Brain Research. 2014. doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2014.04.027. *↑ Thomas Insel: Microbes and Mental Illness. Webseite des NIMH. ...
Figure skating
Commenting on falls and concussions, Madison Hubbell said that "Most of the time, the worst falls are on things we kind of take ... "Skater Binnebose back on the ice, teaching after brain surgery". USA Today. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. ... "Researchers Investigate Link Between Figure Skating Spins and Concussions". NBC Connecticut. February 12, 2014. Archived from ... intensive training of spins may result in subtle concussions (Lucinda Ruh).[104][105] ...
Intracerebral hemorrhage
Brain trauma, aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, brain tumors[1]. Risk factors. High blood pressure, amyloidosis, ... Concussion *Post-concussion syndrome. *Second-impact syndrome. *Dementia pugilistica. *Chronic traumatic encephalopathy ... Causes include brain trauma, aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, and brain tumors.[1] The largest risk factors for ... "Brain Research. 1342 (1342): 111-1117. doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2010.04.033. PMC 2885522. PMID 20420814.. ...
Altered level of consciousness
It can result from traumatic brain injury such as concussion.[12] Stroke and intracranial hemorrhage are other causes.[12] ... A lowered level of consciousness indicate a deficit in brain function.[4] Level of consciousness can be lowered when the brain ... such as brain herniation.[9] Mass lesions in the brain stem normally cause coma due to their effects on the reticular formation ... A concussion, which is a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) may result in decreased LOC. ...
Paruresis
Some drug testing authorities find paruresis a nuisance, and some implement "shy bladder procedures" which pay no more than lip service to the condition, and where there is no evidence that they have conducted any real research into the matter. In the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, the Code of Federal Regulations provides that "An inmate is presumed to be unwilling if the inmate fails to provide a urine sample within the allotted time period. An inmate may rebut this presumption during the disciplinary process."[14] Although U.S. courts have ruled that failure to treat properly diagnosed paruresis might violate prisoner's constitutional rights, the courts have also "routinely rejected suspicious or unsubstantiated attempts to invoke it in defense of failure to complete drug testing,"[15] particularly when there were no medical record or physician testimony to back up the claim of paruresis.[16] The International Paruresis Association stresses the importance of medical documentation of one's condition ...
Diagnosis of Asperger syndrome
... as well as traumatic brain injury or birth trauma, conduct disorder, Cornelia De Lange syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, ...
Daniel Amen
Amen has studied brain injuries affecting professional athletes,[4] and has consulted on post-concussion issues for the ... Change Your Brain, Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted (2010) ISBN 9780748124046 ... In Amen's The Brain in Love, he described the brain activity that occurs during chanting meditation as similar to those which ... You could have a concussion. Tips for avoiding and recovering from a concussion". The Boston Globe.. ...
Embassy of the United States, Havana
Affected individuals described mild brain damage similar to a concussion and symptoms such as temporary or permanent hearing ... brains. The white matter of the brains showed physical changes which doctors believe could not have been caused by sound. They ... it's possible that the sound heard by victims was a by-product of the brain damage.[30] ... "Doctors find brain abnormalities in victims of Cuba mystery". AP News. Associated Press. Retrieved December 7, 2017 ...
Motorcycle safety
Concussion and brain damage, as the head violently contacts other vehicles or objects. Riders wearing an approved helmet reduce ...
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en:Brain damage (23) → 뇌손상 *en:Brain tumor (57) → 뇌종양 *en:Breast cancer screening (2) ... en:Concussion (40) → 뇌진탕 *en:Congenital heart defect (36). *en:Conjunctivitis (70) → 결막염 ...
Brain Injury and Concussion Resources
RCPS Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion Response Process - Flow Chart. https://docs.google.com/a/rockingham.k12.va.us/file/d/0B_ ... Mobile Aps for Brain Injury. http://www.brainline.org/content/2013/12/life-changing-iphone-and-ipad-apps-for-people-with-brain. ... Returning to School after Brain Injury (MSKTC). http://www.msktc.org/tbi/factsheets/Returning-To-School-After-Traumatic-Brain- ... BrainSTEPS (Strategies Teaching Educators, Parents, and Students) Brain Injury School Re-Entry Consulting Program ...
Brain 101: What's A Concussion - YouTube
Brain 101: The Concussion Playbook is a web-based concussion management p... ... Studies have shown effective concussion management requires a school-wide approach. ... Brain 101: The Concussion Playbook is a web-based concussion management program with components tailored for teen athletes, ... Losing Arguments with Your Wife After Her Brain Surgery - Jim Gaffigan - Duration: 8:33. Comedy Central Stand-Up 2,028,816 ...
Concussion / Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - YouTube
Brain concussion - Shake it and you break it , Steven Laureys , TEDxLiège - Duration: 16:36. TEDx Talks 131,984 views ... Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury - Duration: 16:57. Dr. Ronald Gefaller 68,498 views ... What happens when you have a concussion? - Clifford Robbins - Duration: 6:16. TED-Ed 874,193 views ... The low-speed coup-contrecoup injury has damage from shifting layers within the brain at the microscopic level. This animation ...
Prevention | Concussion | Traumatic Brain Injury | CDC Injury Center
Response | Concussion | Traumatic Brain Injury | CDC Injury Center
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Concussion (Traumatic Brain Injury) Symptoms, Test, Treatment & Recovery
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury) including headache, nausea, irritability, poor concentration, emotional changes, and more. Causes ... Picture of the brain and potential brain injury areas. Concussion describes a brain injury where, after an injury, there are ... Brain Injuries Slides. Concussions are a common type of traumatic brain injury. Read more about symptoms of a concussion, how ... home/ neurology health center/neurology a-z list/brain concussion center /brain concussion article ...
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... symptoms of a concussion, concussion test, treatment, definition and how to treat a concussion. Learn how to tell if you have a ... Take the quiz to learn about signs of a concussion, ... NEXT: Concussions & Brain Injuries Symptoms A concussion is a ... How can concussions in children be prevented?. There are a number of ways to reduce the risk of concussion and serious brain ... Facts about Concussion and Brain Injury.. ,http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/pdf/facts_about_concussion_tbi-a.pdf, ...
View Concussion as a "Brain Sprain" | Psychology Today
... so neurologist Harry Kerasidis outlines the brain injury and symptoms, by comparing it to the common ankle sprain. ... View Concussion as a "Brain Sprain". The common brain injury is analogous to the common ankle sprain. Posted Sep 20, 2016 ... Concussion Is a Brain Injury. Think of a bruised banana-in simple terms, thats what a concussion is like. The bananas ... Concussion is widely considered as a mild traumatic brain injury. Concussion is an injury that can last hours, days, and weeks ...
New drug for concussion brain injury
... dementia after sustaining repeated head injuries.The drug works to block a neurotransmitter called substance P which the brain ... The link between concussion and neurogenerative diseases is well established.. A study of 14,000 Americans over 25 years, ... The drug works to block a neurotransmitter called substance P which the brain releases in the event of a head knock. ... This risk increased with multiple traumatic brain injuries.. The new drug has been successfully tested in animals, giving hope ...
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Traumatic brain injury and concussion in sports. - PubMed - NCBI
Traumatic brain injury and concussion in sports.. Kelly JP.. Comment on. *Trends in hospitalization associated with traumatic ... Traumatic brain injury in high school athletes. [JAMA. 1999]. *Relationship between concussion and neuropsychological ... Rehabilitation of persons with traumatic brain injury. NIH Consensus Development Panel on Rehabilitation of Persons With ...
Brain changes can persist months after concussion - UPI.com
Brain changes persist for months in children who have sustained a mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion, U.S. researchers ... 10 (UPI) -- Brain changes persist for months in children who have sustained a mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion, U.S. ... In the brain, DTI specifically images white matter. During a follow-up visit about four months after the injury, the scientists ... as diffusion tensor imaging to examine the brains of 15 children who had within 21 days of injury experienced a concussion and ...
Concussion Question - Head & Traumatic Brain Injury - MedHelp
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Three female Olympians pledge to donate their brains for concussion research
... and Hayley Wickenheiser have all pledged to donate their brains to the Concussion Legacy Foundation. ... By pledging my brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation and the researchers at the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank, I hope to support the ... Only 3% of the brains donated to the Brain Bank are female, which makes comparable research difficult. Female brains respond ... Meyers Taylor, Ruggiero, and Wickenheiser have all pledged to donate their brains to the Concussion Legacy Foundation after ...
NFL, GE to study brain injuries as concussion worries mount | Reuters
... are teaming up to improve the diagnosis and treatment of brain injuries amid growing concerns about sports-related concussions ... emergency rooms yearly treat 173,000 temporary brain injuries, including concussions, related to sports or recreation among ... are teaming up to improve the diagnosis and treatment of brain injuries amid growing concerns about sports-related concussions ... Among the lawsuits filed against the NFL over concussions is a class action on behalf of 4,000 former professional football ...
Concussions may suppress brain functioning - Redorbit
A study of U.S. college athletes who had concussions indicated suppressed brain function more than three years later, ... The study, published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, said with concussions, individuals showed a decrease in their ability to ... Roughly half of the sample had sustained concussions within the past 3.4 years. ... they had suppressed brain functioning,. kinesiology Professor Steven Broglio said in a statement. And that included a decrease ...
Lawyers: NFL concussion deal excludes central brain injury | Fox News
1 billion plan to address concussion-linked injuries in former players say the settlement excludes the central brain injury ... 1 billion plan to address concussion-linked injuries in former players say the settlement excludes the central brain injury ... Lawyers who negotiated the settlement with the NFL say the deal is an insurance plan for serious brain injuries and is not ... the brain decay found in dozens of deceased ex-players. ... Lawyers: NFL concussion deal excludes central brain injury. ...
Concussion settlement highlights difficulty of proving brain damage - Chicago Tribune
... settlement between the National Football League and 4,500 retired NFL players underscores two key facts about traumatic brain ... traumatic brain injury can be difficult to show unless there is evidence of bleeding in or swelling of the brain. ... the autopsied brains of dozens of former athletes have shown clear evidence of degenerative disease not seen in healthy brains. ... including functional MRI that watches the brain at work, to detect immediate and longer-term changes in the brains performance ...
Brain injury charity 'appalled' by Ospina concussion incident - Independent.ie
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What happens to the brain during a concussion? - Scientific American
The Science of Concussion and Brain Injury. *16 Things Everyone Should Know about Concussions ... A concussion is an immediate but reversible traumatic paralysis of the nervous function of the brain. It is usually caused by a ... In fact, a concussion is one of eight different types of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) that most commonly result from falls, ... BRAIN INJURY. On impact, the brain bumps into the interior of the skull where it is hit, as well as on the opposite side, ...
Concussion from slamming on brakes? - Brain Health - MedHelp
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Nick Buoniconti Will Donate Brain to Concussion Research - The New York Times
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Concussion patients show Alzheimer's-like brain abnormalities - ScienceBlog.com
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- http://www.nucleushealth.com/ - This 3D medical animation shows and explains the mechanism for mild traumatic brain injury, which includes concussion injuries. (youtube.com)
- All injuries to the brain are potentially serious and devastating. (medicinenet.com)
- The leading cause of concussions is falls, which account for 40% of all trauamatic brain injuries in the U.S. The second leading cause is unintentional blunt trauma, which describes being hit by an object such as while playing sports. (medicinenet.com)
- Finally, about 10% of traumatic brain injuries are caused by assaults. (medicinenet.com)
- There are a number of ways to reduce the risk of concussion and serious brain injuries. (medicinenet.com)
- First, like an ankle sprain, concussion injuries vary in severity. (psychologytoday.com)
- The severity spectrum of brain injuries range from mild to moderate to severe for concussions. (psychologytoday.com)
- This risk increased with multiple traumatic brain injuries. (yahoo.com)
- Concussions, also known as traumatic brain injuries, occur when your brain violently impacts the inside of your skull. (ssrn.com)
- Since CTE can only be definitively diagnosed after death, brain donations are vital to continuing the study of CTE and other traumatic brain injuries. (yahoo.com)
- NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Football League and General Electric Co are teaming up to improve the diagnosis and treatment of brain injuries amid growing concerns about sports-related concussions in youth and professional sports. (reuters.com)
- On Monday they announced a $60 million effort with leading neurologists to speed up research into brain injuries and the development of new technologies to help protect the brain from traumatic injury to benefit athletes, the military and the broader public. (reuters.com)
- The initiative includes a $40 million research program into imaging technologies to improve diagnoses and an additional $20 million pool of funds open to researchers and businesses trying to improve the prevention, identification and management of brain injuries. (reuters.com)
- Americans are increasingly worried about brain injuries suffered by children and adolescents playing sports. (reuters.com)
- Among the lawsuits filed against the NFL over concussions is a class action on behalf of 4,000 former professional football players and their wives, which accuses the league of covering up life-altering brain injuries. (reuters.com)
- The NFL and GE, the largest U.S. conglomerate, will split the investment equally, with a $5 million investment from Under Armour toward a project to develop new materials and technologies to protect the brain from injury and to develop tools to track head impacts and injuries as they happen. (reuters.com)
- A 2010 study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that U.S. emergency rooms yearly treat 173,000 temporary brain injuries, including concussions, related to sports or recreation among people less than 19 years old. (reuters.com)
- Patricia Horoho, the U.S. Army Surgeon General, said she welcomed the NFL-GE initiative, adding that there had been 250,000 brain injuries among Army members since 2000, of which 84 percent were not related to deployment. (reuters.com)
- Possible research areas include looking for genetic markers that could indicate a susceptibility to certain kinds of brain injuries, and developing more consistent treatment and management protocols, medical experts involved in the initiative said. (reuters.com)
- However, Broglio cautions that further, cross-sectional study is required before reaching conclusions regarding long-term effects of mild traumatic brain injuries. (redorbit.com)
- PHILADELPHIA (AP) Lawyers appealing the NFL's $1 billion plan to address concussion-linked injuries in former players say the settlement excludes the central brain injury linked to football. (foxnews.com)
- Lawyers who negotiated the settlement with the NFL say the deal is an insurance plan for serious brain injuries and is not meant to address every problem tied to football. (foxnews.com)
- Charity Headway, which works to improve life after brain injuries, has expressed dismay and believes FIFA protocols are not being followed. (independent.ie)
- In fact, a concussion is one of eight different types of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) that most commonly result from falls, motor vehicle accidents, sporting accidents and wrongful firearms discharges. (scientificamerican.com)
- Such movement makes the brain bump into the interior of the skull at the point of impact, as well as on the opposite side of the skull, resulting in contusions (bruises) that damage two sites in the brain, called the coup and contrecoup injuries. (scientificamerican.com)
- More so than the immediate impact (primary injury), however, a concussion involves a host of effects (secondary injuries) that emerge several hours or days after the trauma. (scientificamerican.com)
- From studies of the intracranial osmolality of cerebrospinal fluid, we have learned that a deliberate induction of hyperosmolality (increasing the intracranial concentration of cerebrospinal fluid) decreases the undesirable neurophysiological response that is characteristic of concussion injuries. (scientificamerican.com)
- Because so much is at stake when secondary injuries to concussions arise, it is critical that physicians initiate procedures to minimize this effect. (scientificamerican.com)
- Despite the name, these injuries are by no means mild, with approximately 15 percent of concussion patients suffering persistent neurological symptoms. (scienceblog.com)
- Brain Injuries in High School Sports Washington student Mikayla Wilson still suffering effects of her concussion. (go.com)
- Understand more about specific types of traumatic brain injuries. (bidmc.org)
- In the State of Illinois, each school district must use education materials provided by the Illinois High School Association to educate coaches, student-athletes, and parents/guardians of student-athletes about the nature and risk of concussions and head injuries. (expertclick.com)
- Using the latest brain imaging, SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography), Dr. Amen's groundbreaking research has provided the foundation for understanding how brain injuries respond to rehabilitation. (psychologytoday.com)
- Among the NFL players in the studies, all them showed signs of previous brain injuries, and through well-documented brain health intervention, virtually all of them reported improvements in their condition. (psychologytoday.com)
- A chronic brain disease afflicts former pro football players, boxers and others who suffer repeated brain injuries. (npr.org)
- The NIH will fund eight projects to study the long-term effects of repeated head injuries and to come up with better tools for diagnosing CTE and concussions. (npr.org)
- A former hockey player founded a company to give athletes and families a better way to identify brain injuries. (technologyreview.com)
- A brain map identifies injuries from a concussion. (technologyreview.com)
- Gee hopes it will help athletes and their families better identify brain injuries and track their recovery. (technologyreview.com)
- They measured levels of a substance called translocator protein 18KDa (TSPO), which are thought to rise when the brain responds to traumatic injuries. (reuters.com)
- One of the most vexing issues with treating concussions in athletes is that the full extent of brain injuries can be difficult to assess while players are still alive. (reuters.com)
- Scientists think it's possible prolonged microglial activation can happen after single or and repeated traumatic brain injuries. (reuters.com)
- Beyond its small size, other limitations of the study include a lack of data to explain exactly when TSPO levels rose relative to the timing of brain injuries, the authors note. (reuters.com)
- Traumatic brain injuries can have a serious impact on the human body's ability to function normally including a persons ability to maintain balance. (disabled-world.com)
- According to CDC, it is estimated that at least 1.4 million people in the United States are affected by traumatic brain injuries (TBI) every year. (disabled-world.com)
- Football can also be a dangerous sport, resulting in multiple concussions and some brain injuries. (emaxhealth.com)
- Sports-related concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries have grabbed headlines in recent months, as the long-term damage they can cause becomes increasingly evident among both current and former athletes. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Despite the devastating consequences of traumatic brain injury and the large number of athletes playing contact sports who are at risk, no method has been developed for early detection or tracking of the brain pathology associated with these injuries. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Previous reports and studies have shown that professional athletes in contact sports who are exposed to repetitive mild traumatic brain injuries may develop ongoing impairment such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative condition caused by a build up of tau protein. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Dr Omalu - who inspired the Hollywood movie, Concussion, starring Will Smith - accused football's governing bodies of 'denying and rejecting' the affects of repeated head injuries. (thesun.co.uk)
- The kind of head injuries which led to Ireland international Kevin Doyle's retirement after suffering headaches from multiple concussions . (thesun.co.uk)
- Dr Omalu also claimes football lags behind other sectors of society when its comes to its knowledge of brain injuries - warning this may lead to its downfall. (thesun.co.uk)
- NPR interview with Dr. Angela Lumba-Brown , lead author of the CDC's new guidelines concussion and mild traumatic brain injuries in children. (stanford.edu)
- Can Brain Injuries in Football be Avoided? (stanford.edu)
- As young athletes start to gear up for fall sports, including football, soccer, cheerleading and wrestling, parents, coaches and teachers should know how to recognize and properly respond to head injuries, particularly concussions. (livescience.com)
- But for accidents or injuries that result in a significant impact to the head, adults should be ready to recognize the most common physical signs of a concussion. (livescience.com)
- Just this year, researchers have found that former NFL players have a higher rate of depression and dementia later in life , the effects of childhood head injuries can last for decades , and repeated head trauma can cause tangles in a person's brain tissue . (healthline.com)
- The latest research says that a single concussion can cause lasting damage, and that even mild injuries can cause bleeding in the brain. (healthline.com)
- Even mild head injuries can disrupt blood flow to the brain, potentially starving its tissues of oxygen. (healthline.com)
- While researchers clamor for the best ways to treat brain injuries, the new sports injury guidelines hope to solidify best practices for people at the highest risk-those who engage in contact sports. (healthline.com)
- Concussion is one of the most complex injuries to diagnose and treat, and our understanding of concussion is constantly evolving," Dr. Willem Meeuwisse, leader of the University of Calgary Brain Injury Initiative at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, said. (healthline.com)
- Approximately 75% of traumatic brain injuries seen in emergency departments are mild cases. (brainandspinalcord.org)
- This year, Iowa and Nevada passed legislation permitting student athletes to be evaluated by physical therapists to determine when it is safe to "return to play" following a hit, fall, or other incident in order to reduce the risk of a concussion or other brain injuries. (apta.org)
- More U.S. children are being treated for traumatic brain injuries such as concussions from injuries on the playground despite safety improvements in playground equipment. (cbc.ca)
- More U.S. children are needing treatment for traumatic brain injuries such as concussions from injuries on the playground despite safety improvements in playground equipment - a trend Canadian doctors see too. (cbc.ca)
- In Monday's issue of the journal Pediatrics , researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used national injury data from 2001 to 2013 to focus on nonfatal traumatic brain injuries in children aged 14 and younger. (cbc.ca)
- Nick Reed, co-director of the concussion centre at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto, speculates those are times of the year when children are becoming familiar with playground equipment and injuries may be more likely. (cbc.ca)
- Blood-based biomarkers have the potential to be used in a variety of environments to quickly and accurately diagnose concussion and mild traumatic brain injuries. (prweb.com)
- As blood tests for traumatic brain injury are being developed and private companies are commercializing TBI biomarkers for US FDA approval, this area of study will revolutionize the management of traumatic brain injuries in the near future. (prweb.com)
- These injuries, he said, common among boxers, American National Football League (NFL) and ice hockey players, as well as soccer and rugby players, can cause damage to the brain similar to abnormalities found in people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. (lifescript.com)
- This may prove significant as an early diagnostic tool for those who suffer repeated traumatic brain injuries. (medindia.net)
- Traumatic brain injuries are perplexing and problematic - and they affect millions of Americans. (acatoday.org)
- It has been estimated that up to 3.8 million Americans incur mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBI) or concussions in sports-related activities and approximately 50 percent of the injured do not report the injury to a health care professional. (acatoday.org)
- Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) accounts for at least 75 percent of all traumatic brain injuries in the United States. (acatoday.org)
- Sources discussing treatment, prevention and living with traumatic brain injuries are provided for those interested in more detail, continuing education credits and certification. (acatoday.org)
- Consequently, they can assume a major role in evaluating, diagnosing and treating concussions, particularly head injuries that affect the spine and related extremities. (acatoday.org)
- The authors of a 2010 Canadian study [2] argue that labeling a child's head injury as a 'concussion' convey the wrong message to parents, athletes and athletic trainers about its seriousness, and that to encourage full reporting of head injuries in sports and to allow adequate management and recovery time MTBI be used in its place. (momsteam.com)
- The negative consequences of the use of the concussion label, they noted, may be especially pronounced in the context of sports-related concussion, perhaps explaining, in part, the underreporting of head injuries by young athletes and their trainers as being due in part to the still-common belief that a concussion does not need to be treated seriously. (momsteam.com)
- The Centers for Disease Control has estimated that there were approximately 300,000 sports-related traumatic brain injuries across the country in 2006. (dailylobo.com)
- These numbers only include those who lost consciousness, accounting for only 10 to 20 percent of total sports-related traumatic brain injuries. (dailylobo.com)
- Researchers are now focusing on mild traumatic brain injuries resulting from everyday contact but not resulting in concussions. (dailylobo.com)
- In head injuries, these regions are particularly susceptible to damage, partly because of where they reside in the brain. (dana.org)
- In a large study of concussions in high school and college football players conducted by Kevin Guskiewicz, Ph.D., a sports-medicine researcher at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, only nine percent of concussion injuries knocked the player unconscious. (dana.org)
- After a spate of player concussions and injuries this past weekend, it looks like the National Football League is poised to crack down on players who made hard head hits during games. (waiting.com)
- CTE has been found in the brains of teens and adults who sustained repeated head injuries, even in those who were not diagnosed with concussion, the study authors noted. (drugs.com)
- To learn more, investigators examined brains from teens who had sustained impact head injuries up to 128 days before they died. (drugs.com)
- A topic gaining public interest is concussion due to sports-related injuries. (utsouthwestern.edu)
- Concussions and other mild traumatic brain injuries seem to arise when an area deep inside the brain shakes more rapidly and intensely than surrounding areas, report researchers. (futurity.org)
- Perhaps as important as physical experiments are additional simulations to clarify the relationship between head impacts and the motion of the brain-in particular, what kinds of impacts give rise to the complex motion that appears to be responsible for concussions and other mild traumatic brain injuries. (futurity.org)
- We can prevent serious brain injuries" she said. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- Unbelievably, more than a million brain injuries are treated each year in the U.S. In kids, many of these injuries, including pediatric concussions , are sustained on the playing field, despite the fact that organized sports are implementing more stringent safety measures to prevent head injuries. (parents.com)
- As a Professor and Chair of the Audiology and Speech Center at the University of Akron in Ohio, she is an advocate of the needs of youths with brain injuries and their families. (lapublishing.com)
- To find out, Johns Hopkins University engineers have developed a powerful computer-based process that helps identify the dangerous conditions that lead to concussion-related brain injuries. (nsf.gov)
- Every year, according to the National Institute of Health, millions of people in the U.S. suffer brain injuries. (carondelet.org)
- Here are symptoms and treatments for concussions and traumatic brain injuries. (carondelet.org)
- The new technique could eventually help in assessing concussion patients, predicting which head injuries are likely to have long-lasting neurological consequences, and evaluating the effectiveness of treatments, according to lead author Michael L. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., associate director of the Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center at Einstein and medical director of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services at Montefiore. (innovations-report.com)
- DTI, combined with EZ-MAP analysis, might offer a more objective tool for diagnosing concussion injuries and for predicting which patients will have persistent and progressive symptoms. (innovations-report.com)
- I am continuing my search for other routes to healing brain injuries and will share whatever I find. (earthclinic.com)
Athletes56
- Brain 101: The Concussion Playbook is a web-based concussion management program with components tailored for teen athletes, parents, coaches and educators. (youtube.com)
- Athletes with a concussion should never return to sports or recreation activities the day of the injury and until a health care professional, experienced in evaluating for concussion, says they are symptom-free and it's OK to return to play. (cdc.gov)
- These terms minimize the potential severity of the injury, so athletes are often encouraged to "shake it off," returning to gameplay while possibly have a mild traumatic brain injury . (psychologytoday.com)
- Traumatic brain injury in high school athletes. (nih.gov)
- I wish I had known more about the risks of returning too quickly, and I am pledging my brain to encourage athletes in all sports and at all ages to get educated through the Concussion Legacy Foundation. (yahoo.com)
- Wickenheiser, Ruggiero, and Meyers Taylor are all decorated, talented, and dedicated athletes and Olympians, and the Concussion Legacy Foundation is hoping that their public pledge inspires other female athletes to donate their brains. (yahoo.com)
- A study of U.S. college athletes who had concussions indicated suppressed brain function more than three years later, researchers said. (redorbit.com)
- April 27, 2012 -- Over a million persons suffer from concussions in the United States every year -- including many young athletes whose diagnosis depends on someone on the sidelines who may, or may not, be capable of getting it right. (go.com)
- A high school football coach, for example, may want to err on the side of caution, even if it means more athletes will be sidelined to reduce the possibility of a second concussion. (go.com)
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created a concussion prevention campaign with information for parents, schools, coaches and youth athletes. (virginia.gov)
- Autopsies have shown that some high-profile athletes who suffered repeated blows to the head during their careers have unusual protein clumps in their brains. (eurekalert.org)
- In the article, Lauren Wolf, a senior editor at C&EN, explains that many of these athletes struggled with symptoms such as memory loss, depression and violent mood swings while they were alive. (eurekalert.org)
- Reuters Health) - Brain scans may help identify athletes who suffer from brain damage after mild concussions, a small study of current and former professional football players suggests. (reuters.com)
- Researchers examined results from what's known as positron emission tomography (PET) scans for four current and 10 former National Football League (NFL) players who had at least one previous concussion as well as for 16 similar men who weren't athletes and had no history of concussions. (reuters.com)
- Even so, the results point to a potential way to better pinpoint the extent of brain damage in living athletes, as well as the possibility of one day of developing experimental treatments to target inflammation in the brain as tool for minimizing the health impact of concussions, Jonathan Godbout of Ohio State Wexner Medical Center in Columbus writes in an accompanying editorial. (reuters.com)
- The grant follows calls from high-profile Canadian athletes for the sports community to dedicate more resources to understanding traumatic brain injury in youth. (huffingtonpost.ca)
- ability to accurately determine the symptoms of traumatic brain injury and help athletes recover from concussions, says Christie. (huffingtonpost.ca)
- Early detection of tau proteins may help us to understand what is happening sooner in the brains of these injured athletes,' said lead study author Dr. Gary Small, UCLA's Parlow-Solomon Professor on Aging and a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Small notes that larger follow-up studies are needed to determine the impact and usefulness of detecting these tau proteins early, but given the large number of people at risk for mild traumatic brain injury - not only athletes but military personnel, auto accident victims and others - a means of testing what is happening in the brain during the early stages could potentially have a considerable impact on public health. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Yesterday, Shots reported on a study that found that widely used computerized tests used to establish a baseline of cognitive function for student athletes aren't accurate enough to diagnose concussions, or to determine if a player is safe to return to the action. (npr.org)
- One of the latest questions for researchers studying the short- and long-term effects of concussions isn't when student-athletes can safely get back in the game but, more importantly, how long to wait before they can safely return to the classroom. (livescience.com)
- An international brain injury panel says that athletes young and old should continue to wear mouth guards and helmets, but warn they may only make sports more dangerous. (healthline.com)
- I think we're getting there," said Barry Jordan, a renown neurologist who studies the effects of brain trauma on athletes. (washingtonpost.com)
- The evidence is overwhelming: repeated concussion has been linked to lower cognitive performance in amateur athletes. (theconversation.com)
- The expert panel will define the need, scope, and expectations of federal guidelines for pediatric mild traumatic brain injury, including those for student athletes. (apta.org)
- Legislation was enacted in several other states requiring student athletes to receive clearance to return to play from a licensed health care provider trained in the evaluation and management of concussions. (apta.org)
- In addition, APTA issued a press release in August regarding the role of the physical therapist as member of the multi-disciplinary team that evaluates athletes and participants of organized activity for concussions to determine if they should be removed from their activity and when it's safe to return. (apta.org)
- Our findings show the brains of young athletes may need more time to recover, which is important because without full recovery, players may be more susceptible to a second concussion that could cause life-threatening brain swelling and bleeding. (newswise.com)
- Our Sports Concussion clinic treats athletes participating in all levels of competitive sport participation, from school-aged children to the professional level. (uclahealth.org)
- It is a comprehensive concussion assessment and care program, providing participating local schools with the same level of care provided to our collegiate athletes, in keeping with the most recent (2013) evidence-based standards for concussion management . (uclahealth.org)
- Our program contributed to both the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the Centers for Disease Control and Injury Prevention (CDC) recommendations for concussion treatment, and follows these protocols in caring for youth athletes. (uclahealth.org)
- From a clinical research standpoint we are currently participating in the multi-institutional National Sports Concussion Outcomes Study (NSCOS) following athletes of all ages after injury. (uclahealth.org)
- It's also possible that players with longer careers and multiple concussions who don't develop cognitive damage by middle age may differ from former athletes who develop cognitive problems. (reuters.com)
- This kind of brain damage isn't new to athletes, but doctors and researchers are starting to understand it better. (go.com)
- Doctors expect to see changes in athletes' brains right after a concussion, but a new study shows there are physical differences in the brains months and years after concussion. (rcinet.ca)
- Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital used advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study the brains of 43 athletes, about half with a history of concussion and the rest without. (rcinet.ca)
- The athletes were still healthy but the findings suggest that the frontal area of the brain may be affected even for young, healthy adults with few concussions. (rcinet.ca)
- They say that the findings "can help guide concussion management, and …minimize any future risk to athletes. (rcinet.ca)
- Several recent studies suggest, however, that underreporting of concussons by athletes persists even among those who have been educated about the dangers of continuing to play with concussion symptoms. (momsteam.com)
- As part of The Mind Research Network's concussion study following UNM athletes, Brain Safe Project researchers have advised additional medical care and brain testing for at least 29 Lobo athletes after "incidental findings" were reported in their MRI scans. (dailylobo.com)
- As part of the contract with the University, the organization performs comprehensive brain health checkups of all athletes at the beginning of the school year. (dailylobo.com)
- The researchers are scanning the brains of men's basketball, football, soccer, diving and baseball players, as well as athletes from the women's basketball, volleyball, soccer, and diving teams, and men and women from the UNM cheer squad. (dailylobo.com)
- In the last few weeks, sports headlines have been peppered with stories about Olympics-bound athletes suffering concussions. (dana.org)
- Many brain experts are calling for greater attention to the neural consequences of sports-related concussions, especially when they occur in young athletes whose brains are still developing. (dana.org)
- A survey of high school soccer players by Jill Brooks, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist with Head-to-Head Consultants in Gladstone, N.J., found that the No. 1 reason for not reporting a concussion was because athletes didn't think it was a serious problem. (dana.org)
- A new pilot study looking at athletes with concussions suggests total inactivity may not be the best way to recover after all, say scientists at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, where. (eurekalert.org)
- Concern is growing about the danger of sports-related concussions and their long-term impact on athletes. (eurekalert.org)
- But what we saw, the student athletes came in on approximately the third day of their concussion and the test was not stressful for them. (eurekalert.org)
- The findings emerged when the research team measured variations in heart rate variability among athletes with concussions while responding to simple problem-solving and decision-making tasks. (eurekalert.org)
- For the new study, Purkayastha and her team administered a fairly simple cognitive task to athletes with concussions. (eurekalert.org)
- The study is the first of its kind to examine heart rate variability in college athletes with concussions during a cognitive task. (eurekalert.org)
- The results may explain why approximately 20 percent of athletes with CTE never suffered a diagnosed concussion," Goldstein said. (drugs.com)
- Although still not proof, Stanford researchers have gathered evidence to support the idea by combining data from sensors worn by athletes, simulations of brain movement based on those measurements and brain images of people with and without concussions. (stanford.edu)
- Michael Zeineh , MD, PhD, assistant professor of radiology, and his lab assessed magnetic resonance imaging scans from two athletes who had been diagnosed with concussion. (stanford.edu)
- Diffusion imaging is rarely used in clinical practice and, even with this advanced technology, the researchers only saw the corpus callosum abnormalities because they knew where to look and had a comparison group - scans from athletes from the same sport and with similar years of experience who had never been diagnosed with concussion. (stanford.edu)
- This document provides an overview of select medical issues that are important to team physicians who are responsible for athletes with concussion. (lww.com)
Injury274
- The low-speed coup-contrecoup injury has damage from shifting layers within the brain at the microscopic level. (youtube.com)
- There are many ways to reduce the chances of sustaining a traumatic brain injury. (cdc.gov)
- Picture of the brain and potential brain injury areas. (medicinenet.com)
- Concussion describes a brain injury where, after an injury, there are functional changes that occur in how the brain works but no structural damage can be seen on standard imaging tests like CT scan . (medicinenet.com)
- Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), or concussion, can be defined as a short-lived loss of brain function due to head trauma that resolves spontaneously. (medicinenet.com)
- However, if there is sufficient force to cause the brain to bounce against the rigid bones of the skull, then there is potential for injury. (medicinenet.com)
- While temporary loss of consciousness due to injury means that a concussion has taken place, most concussions occur without the patient being knocked out. (medicinenet.com)
- Most patients are unaware that they have sustained a concussion and may not connect their symptoms with a head injury. (medicinenet.com)
- Being knocked out (loss of consciousness) or having a seizure after a head injury are not common and may be very dramatic, but these two symptoms do not predict the severity of the concussion. (medicinenet.com)
- The purpose of the physical examination is to look for abnormalities that would point to bleeding in the brain or to a neck injury and spinal cord damage. (medicinenet.com)
- Understanding the mechanism of injury and the sequence of events afterwards is important in deciding the potential risk for bleeding and swelling in the brain. (medicinenet.com)
- The definition of a concussion is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) resulting from a collision, blow, or hit to the head or body that results in some temporary loss of brain function and other symptoms. (medicinenet.com)
- Motor vehicle crashes are the third leading cause of traumatic brain injury, but the second leading cause of death from TBI. (medicinenet.com)
- These will not prevent concussions, but they can reduce the risk of serious brain injury and skull fracture. (medicinenet.com)
- Not everyone who experiences a concussion will have symptoms that occur immediately following the injury. (medicinenet.com)
- Facts about Concussion and Brain Injury. (medicinenet.com)
- The common brain injury is analogous to the common ankle sprain. (psychologytoday.com)
- Instead, let's reframe the conversation by comparing a concussion - or "brain sprain" - with an ankle sprain, before defining the injury further. (psychologytoday.com)
- So do not interpret "brain sprain" as a trivial injury. (psychologytoday.com)
- A concussion is like a "sprain" because of associated tissue injury. (psychologytoday.com)
- You may be able to continue playing on an ankle sprain and brain sprain, but if you do the risk of greater injury increases. (psychologytoday.com)
- Concussion is widely considered as a mild traumatic brain injury. (psychologytoday.com)
- Concussion is an injury that can last hours, days, and weeks or even months, with the persistent symptom complex referred to as Post-Concussion Syndrome or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). (psychologytoday.com)
- The most important factor to know about signs and symptoms of concussions is that they may not materialize until several minutes, hours, or days after the injury occurs. (psychologytoday.com)
- This makes concussion detection a tricky business, because the athlete may not make the association of delayed symptoms such as headache with the collision injury and may want to return to practice or the game. (psychologytoday.com)
- According to the National Center for Injury Prevention, it is estimated that as many as 47% of all high school football players suffer a concussion each year. (ssrn.com)
- Every concussion is a brain injury. (ssrn.com)
- A new medical device called BrianScope can diagnosis traumatic brain injury. (ssrn.com)
- Clinical trials have demonstrated that BrianScope One can indicate the presence or absence of brain injury with 98% accuracy. (ssrn.com)
- Trends in hospitalization associated with traumatic brain injury. (nih.gov)
- Rehabilitation of persons with traumatic brain injury. (nih.gov)
- NIH Consensus Development Panel on Rehabilitation of Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury. (nih.gov)
- ALBUQUERQUE, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Brain changes persist for months in children who have sustained a mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion, U.S. researchers say. (upi.com)
- Andrew Mayer and colleagues at the Mind Research Network and the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque studied children ages 10-17 with mild traumatic brain injury. (upi.com)
- The study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, found structural changes in the white matter of children's brains seen about two weeks after the injury remained evident more than three months later despite the disappearance of injury-related symptoms. (upi.com)
- The researchers conducted cognitive testing and used an advanced imaging technique known as diffusion tensor imaging to examine the brains of 15 children who had within 21 days of injury experienced a concussion and 15 unaffected children. (upi.com)
- Initial testing revealed that children with the mild brain injury had subtle cognitive deficits and changes in white matter compared with healthy counterparts, the study said. (upi.com)
- While the children did not report symptoms of the injury during the follow-up visit, DTI revealed that the structural changes to the brain remained, Mayer said. (upi.com)
- Thursday's $765-million settlement between the National Football League and 4,500 retired NFL players underscores two key facts about traumatic brain injury: that it is difficult to prove and measure -- especially many years after the fact -- and that its link to neurocognitive problems that appear years later remains an enigma. (chicagotribune.com)
- But even in the immediate wake of a ferocious blow to the head, traumatic brain injury can be difficult to show unless there is evidence of bleeding in or swelling of the brain. (chicagotribune.com)
- Even when such imaging does suggest brain injury, many will not immediately suffer the headaches, fatigue and loss of memory and concentration that signal the brain has been hurt. (chicagotribune.com)
- One problem is that research suggests a person's response to brain injury may be influenced by a host of factors -- social, genetic, perhaps even nutritional -- for which the National Football League is not responsible. (chicagotribune.com)
- The U.S. military , for which brain trauma has become an urgent priority, has sponsored many studies to identify the genes or life circumstances that might make a person more vulnerable to long-term effects of traumatic brain injury. (chicagotribune.com)
- Football has been accused of failing to take concussion seriously by a brain injury charity after Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina collapsed during a match on Sunday. (independent.ie)
- Direct impact is not the only manner of injury: it has been shown in primates that rapid acceleration of the head without impact can also result in concussion, although this injury is rare in humans. (scientificamerican.com)
- Not necessarily a Concussion, but a Whiplash Injury. (medhelp.org)
- Also searched for Mild traumatic brain injury . (clinicaltrials.gov)
- The distribution of white matter brain abnormalities in some patients after mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) closely resembles that found in early Alzheimer's dementia, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. (scienceblog.com)
- For the study, Dr. Fakhran and colleagues set out to determine if there was a relationship between white matter injury patterns and severity of post-concussion symptoms in MTBI patients with normal findings on conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams. (scienceblog.com)
- Sports injury was the reason for concussion in two-thirds of the patients. (scienceblog.com)
- According to Dr. Fakhran, the results suggest that the true problem facing concussion patients may not be the injury itself, but rather the brain's response to that injury. (scienceblog.com)
- It also reduces the chances that a person with a concussion will be immediately redeployed, raising the risk of a second and more serious brain injury. (go.com)
- The Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center offers comprehensive evaluation, treatment, support and follow-up care for individuals who have had a concussion or a more severe traumatic brain injury. (bidmc.org)
- The care you receive often depends on how soon you come in after sustaining a concussion or traumatic brain injury. (bidmc.org)
- A concussion is a form of traumatic brain injury. (expertclick.com)
- This includes advice about continuing play after a concussion or head injury. (expertclick.com)
- Illinois points school boards to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Injury Center (www.cdc.gov/Concussion). (expertclick.com)
- Some in the worldwide sports community recognize a concussion as an "injury" to the brain, yet nowhere in the gold standard Consensus Statement of the 2017 Concussion in Sport Group (Berlin, 2017) is there mention of a "wound" to the brain. (expertclick.com)
- It is worth quoting in full: "SRCs (sports-related concussions) can result in diverse symptoms and problems, and can be associated with concurrent injury to the cervical spine and peripheral vestibular system. (expertclick.com)
- A concussion is a type of brain injury that changes the way the brain normally works. (virginia.gov)
- However, untreated concussions can lead to serious injury or death. (virginia.gov)
- The signs and symptoms of a concussion may occur minutes, hours or days after the injury. (virginia.gov)
- After watching the "Concussion" movie, three leading brain doctors believe audiences worldwide will leave scratching their heads wondering what they really know about the mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) affecting millions of people every year. (psychologytoday.com)
- But this kind of brain test is well suited to identifying the often subtle injury of concussion, which are caused when the brain slams against the skull. (technologyreview.com)
- Though other methods, like CAT scans, can detect anatomical changes that may be associated with more severe brain injury, concussions don't usually cause those kinds of changes. (technologyreview.com)
- The study showed that there is a measurable degree of this biomarker of brain injury and repair even in young NFL players, suggesting that the insult to their brains could have occurred long before they were scanned for the study - perhaps dating to collegiate or pre-collegiate play," said senior study author Dr. Martin Pomper, a researcher at Johns Hopkins Medical School in Baltimore. (reuters.com)
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as intracranial injury, occurs when an external force traumatically injures the brain. (disabled-world.com)
- Head injury usually refers to TBI, but is a broader category because it can involve damage to structures other than the brain, such as the scalp and skull. (disabled-world.com)
- Traumatic brain injury usually results from a violent blow or jolt to the head or body. (disabled-world.com)
- An object penetrating the skull, such as a bullet or shattered piece of skull, also can cause traumatic brain injury. (disabled-world.com)
- In addition to the damage caused at the moment of injury, brain trauma causes secondary injury, a variety of events that take place in the minutes and days following the injury. (disabled-world.com)
- There are many different causes that could result in traumatic brain injury. (disabled-world.com)
- If the person is trapped inside the vehicle and if the medical attention is delayed, his brain injury may get worsened. (disabled-world.com)
- Alcohol is an important factor in traumatic brain injury. (disabled-world.com)
- In response to a study on NFL player link to Alzheimer's just released, the National Football League announced last week that it is forming a concussion and brain injury committee. (emaxhealth.com)
- The concussion and brain injury committee has been assembled to evaluate just how safe the game is and to make recommendations, not just for the NFL but for college and high school football, too. (emaxhealth.com)
- Traumatic brain injury is another area that will be explored by the concussion and brain injury committee. (emaxhealth.com)
- The formation of a concussion and brain injury committee is the first step in a line of many to find answers to these questions. (emaxhealth.com)
- Now, for the first time, UCLA researchers have used a brain-imaging tool to identify the abnormal tau proteins associated with this type of repetitive injury in five retired National Football League players who are still living. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- I hope that my participation in these kinds of studies will lead to a better understanding of the consequences of repeated head injury and new standards to protect players from sports concussions,' said Wayne Clark, a player in the study who had normal cognitive function. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- BRAIN INJURY expert Dr Bennet Omalu warns football faces extinction if it fails to take concussions seriously. (thesun.co.uk)
- They should say: soccer is not a high impact, high contact sport, but you could suffer brain injury in sports. (thesun.co.uk)
- As a neurosurgeon, this is a question I am often asked, but usually after the brain injury has already taken place. (livescience.com)
- Keep in mind, "head injury" and "brain injury" are not necessarily the same thing - not every head injury will impact the brain. (livescience.com)
- A concussion is an injury to the brain that changes how the brain normally works. (livescience.com)
- Make no mistake - a concussion is an academic injury, in the sense that it is detrimental to the capacity for future learning. (livescience.com)
- Scientists at the Human Brain Lab at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University were able to view a mild traumatic brain injury in a living mouse's brain, helping them better understand the full effects of the injury. (healthline.com)
- Kirov said the next step is investigating how to protect the brain from further damage after an injury. (healthline.com)
- If you suffer concussions, and the concussions are later determined to have caused permanent brain damage, can you avoid the statute of limitations for personal injury cases based upon the discovery rule, in Pennsylvania? (expertlaw.com)
- disability Article Text Therapeutics/Prevention Randomised controlled trial Decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury reduces mortality but increases survival with severe disability Stephen Honeybul Statistics from Altmetric.com Commentary on: Hutchinson PJ , Kolias AG , Timofeev IS , et al. (tripdatabase.com)
- Portable neuromodulation stimulator for traumatic brain injury Portable neuromodulation stimulator for traumatic brain injury March 2017 The Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator or PoNS™, developed by Helius Medical Technologies, is a non-invasive device that is designed to deliver neurostimulation through the tongue to treat balance disorders caused by mild to moderate Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI). (tripdatabase.com)
- News that actor Will Smith will boycott the Oscars has overshadowed promotional coverage of his latest film, Concussion, which examines the effects of repeated head injury. (theconversation.com)
- The link between concussion and irreversible brain injury is particularly troubling, especially given the dominance of Australia's contact sporting culture. (theconversation.com)
- Concussion is the most common and mild form of traumatic brain injury. (theconversation.com)
- A study published in 2014, which followed 800,000 military conscripts over 30 years, found a statistically significant increase in the risk for developing young-onset, non-Alzheimer's dementia after suffering one mild traumatic brain injury. (theconversation.com)
- Another study, which analysed over 160,000 trauma patients, found that one mild traumatic brain injury in patients aged 65 and older was associated with a 22-26% increase in dementia risk over the following five to seven years. (theconversation.com)
- Recovery from a traumatic brain injury is a long, difficult process. (brainandspinalcord.org)
- If you or a loved one suffer from a traumatic brain injury, it is important that you have some understanding of all the factors involved. (brainandspinalcord.org)
- while many brain-injured patients return to nearly the abilities they had before the injury, others do not. (brainandspinalcord.org)
- Yes, a car crash can cause a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in many ways. (brainandspinalcord.org)
- A traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when there is a "bump, blow, or jolt to the head" that causes issues with the functions of the. (brainandspinalcord.org)
- Can a Fall Cause Traumatic Brain Injury? (brainandspinalcord.org)
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines concussion as a traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or by a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. (biausa.org)
- I suffered from a brain injury in 2016, and I still have symptoms from it to this day. (biausa.org)
- In 2016, I sustained a brain injury which still affects me today. (biausa.org)
- Although I am lucky and pleased with my recovery, I understand the devastating effects of brain injury and realize how important it is to raise awareness as an advocate. (biausa.org)
- I am proud to volunteer with the Brain Injury Association of America and hope to make a positive change for brain-injured patients in my home state of Oklahoma. (biausa.org)
- There is a lot we can do to help brain injury patients have a successful recovery, and the way to begin helping is simply raising awareness and sharing a message. (biausa.org)
- I started by seeking a proclamation designating March as Brain Injury Awareness Month in Oklahoma. (biausa.org)
- The Brain Injury Association of America's online Brain Injury Awareness Month website is a great resource. (biausa.org)
- She sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and was in a coma for three weeks. (biausa.org)
- The following year, Gary created the Lynn Fund, in partnership with BIAA, to help people obtain essential information and resources after brain injury. (biausa.org)
- His aim was "to assist BIAA in realizing a number of its strategic goals, specifically partnering with BIAA in efforts to educate and raise public awareness about brain injury and helping to strengthen BIAA's capacity at the national and state levels. (biausa.org)
- Caring professionals at the National Brain Injury Information Center (NBIIC) are ready to answer your questions. (biausa.org)
- BIAA's Preferred Attorneys know the consequence of brain injury and the impact of the injury on individuals and their families. (biausa.org)
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with Rep Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) and Sen Robert Menendez (D-NJ), recently announced that CDC will form an expert panel to establish national guidelines for pediatric traumatic brain injury and concussion. (apta.org)
- CDC will begin to investigate the state of the science behind the management of pediatric brain injury and will convene the expert panel within the next year. (apta.org)
- During the early teen years, the brain is still not fully developed and as it continues to grow and mature, it may be more vulnerable to brain injury," said study author Ravi S. Menon, PhD, of Western University in London, Ontario. (newswise.com)
- Children aged five to nine accounted for nearly 51 per cent of the playground-related visits to emergency for a traumatic brain injury, Dr. Tabitha Cheng of the UCLA emergency medicine department in Los Angeles and her co-authors found. (cbc.ca)
- The annual rate of traumatic brain injury emergency department visits increased significantly from 2005 to 2013,' the researchers said. (cbc.ca)
- A rise in the rates of traumatic brain injury should concern everybody because traumatic brain injury is a public health burden,' given how common it is, said Beno. (cbc.ca)
- In the study, monkey bars or playground gyms and swings were the equipment most frequently associated with a traumatic brain injury. (cbc.ca)
- Award winning author, speaker, and traumatic brain injury survivor. (medium.com)
- Dr. Uzma Samadani, M.D., Ph.D. is paving the way for new eye-tracking diagnostic measures after a brain injury. (medium.com)
- Immediately after my fall that resulted in my traumatic brain injury (TBI), I knew my eyes weren't quite right. (medium.com)
- She had finished her residency and was conducting clinical trials for brain injury when a colleague suggested using eye-tracking as an outcome measure. (medium.com)
- At UCLA, our approach to traumatic brain injury (TBI) is three-pronged. (uclahealth.org)
- Our pediatric TBI clinic provides care for children with all severities of traumatic brain injury, and any persistent neurological and/or cognitive issues including headache, school difficulties, seizures, etc. (uclahealth.org)
- In conjunction with the Brain Injury Research Center (BIRC) we also perform outreach, educating the community about traumatic brain injury and sports concussion. (uclahealth.org)
- In 1998, he returned to UCLA and joined the Brain Injury Research Center in the Department of Neurosurgery. (uclahealth.org)
- His research interests include neuroplasticity, recovery from injury, sports-related concussions, post-traumatic epilepsy and brain development. (uclahealth.org)
- The word concussion is used to describe any injury to the brain that is the result of an impact to the head. (brainandspinalcord.org)
- Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation puts most families in crushing debt. (brainandspinalcord.org)
- The 7th Annual Traumatic Brain Injury Conference, taking place May 24-25, 2017 in Washington, DC, will provide a platform to discuss a variety of recent discoveries in the traumatic brain injury space. (prweb.com)
- Dr. Papa will present how the markers are detectable in serum in less than an hour post-concussion, and can be used to detect the difference between concussion and other injury. (prweb.com)
- Arrowhead Publishers' annual Traumatic Brain Injury Conference provides a unique forum for a variety of stakeholders to present original research and analysis aimed at providing a full picture of the progress towards better diagnosis, treatment and long-term care for TBI survivors. (prweb.com)
- This conference unites researchers and clinicians from industry, academia, the military and government to present ground-breaking research in a variety of areas related to traumatic brain injury. (prweb.com)
- The interactions observed between concussion histories and playing positions suggest there may be important differences in the mechanisms of injury between speed and non-speed players, the researchers conclude. (reuters.com)
- Dr. John P. DiFiori, who is chief of the division of sports medicine at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine and a physician for Bruins teams, said he hoped the reports would increase "recognition that concussions are a serious injury and that symptoms should not be ignored. (latimes.com)
- We need to minimize the risks by coming down very heavily on tackles and behaviors that are likely to cause rotational injury to the brain," Hardy said. (lifescript.com)
- Luke Griggs, a spokesman for the brain injury charity Headway, said the decision displayed an "irresponsible and cavalier attitude to a player's health. (lifescript.com)
- At an international conference on concussion in sport last year, specialist doctors working in sport drafted a consensus saying that no player, regardless of the sport, should return to the field of play on the day of a concussive injury. (lifescript.com)
- A small study of female soccer players published earlier this year found evidence of "mild traumatic brain injury of the frontal lobes" caused by repeatedly bouncing a football off the head. (lifescript.com)
- The PET tracer has been designed and modified to attach to a protein called 'tau' that gets deposited in the brain as a result of concussion injury. (medindia.net)
- Traumatic brain injury is frequently referred to as the silent epidemic because the problems that result from it (e.g., impaired memory) often are not visible. (acatoday.org)
- According to existing data, more than 1.5 million people experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year in the United States. (acatoday.org)
- Some of the current definitions, position statements and evidence-based guidelines regarding concussion and mild traumatic brain injury are offered for your perusal and consideration. (acatoday.org)
- Some 11 years ago, an excellent review, Bloodless Concussion: The Misunderstood Injury, pointed out that approximately two-thirds of all chiropractic physicians practicing in the United States are licensed to diagnose and treat patients as portal-ofentry health care providers. (acatoday.org)
- The review by David Martinez, DC, focused on concussion and MTBI primarily related to sports injury and chiropractic medicine. (acatoday.org)
- The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is the most common scoring system used to describe the level of consciousness in a person following a traumatic brain injury. (acatoday.org)
- The GCS is a reliable and objective way of recording the initial and subsequent level of consciousness in a person after a brain injury. (acatoday.org)
- Concussion is a subset of mild trau- matic brain injury (MTBI) that is generally selflimited and at the less severe end of the brain injury spectrum. (acatoday.org)
- Should Concussion Be Called Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Instead? (momsteam.com)
- Although the terms mTBI (mild traumatic brain injury) and concussion are often used interchangeably in the context of sports [5] and particularly in the United States, others use the term to refer to different injury constructs. (momsteam.com)
- The evidence seems to support their argument that how a brain injury is labeled can make a difference when it comes to treatment. (momsteam.com)
- During the process of recruiting study participants, both parents and clinicians were frequently heard expressing the opinion that the use of the term 'concussion' erroneously implied the exclusion of brain injury, with both parents and medical staff frequently heard expressing the opinion that 'he doesn't have a head injury , he has a concussion. (momsteam.com)
- The danger is that a 'normal CT result likely implies to parents that their child has no brain injury. (momsteam.com)
- and neither neuroimaging technique is recommended, absent a suggestion of a more serious brain injury]. (momsteam.com)
- The study authors questioned the use of the concussion label as being reflective of mild injury and found that its use supports the existence of continued confusion about what a concussion really is [1] and how the term should best be used in the care of children. (momsteam.com)
- The findings, both in the return-to-school data and the phenomenon experienced during recruitment (in which both parents and clinicians may use the term to imply the exclusion of brain injury) suggests that, if a child is given a diagnosis of concussion, then the family is less likely to consider it as a brain injury. (momsteam.com)
- While acknowledging that the study 'highlighted a general misinterpretation that an injury described as a concussion is less severe than one described as mTBI,' and that it may result in a premature return to school and activity,' the American Academy of Pediatrics' 2010 clinical report on sports-related concussion in children and teens [3] continues to refer to the injury as concussion. (momsteam.com)
- To kick-off National Concussion Awareness Day, the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) has joined together with CrashCourse to celebrate our 40th Anniversary by offering a sneak peek of 40 of the nearly 4,000 personal stories featured in the TeachAids Concussion Story Wall interactive database. (biausa.org)
- The developing brain may indeed be more prone to injury than an adult, mature brain because neurons are growing faster and connections are still being made. (dana.org)
- As in many traumatic brain injury cases, it's a tragic story. (waiting.com)
- Currently, guidelines recommend that traumatic brain injury patients get plenty of rest and avoid physical and cognitive activity until symptoms subside. (eurekalert.org)
- The study found that a simple cognitive task as early as four days after a brain injury activated the region that improves memory function and can guard against two hallmarks of concussion -- depression and anxiety. (eurekalert.org)
- Right now, if you have a concussion the directive is to have complete physical and cognitive rest, no activities, no social interaction, to let your brain rest and recover from the energy crisis as a result of the injury," said SMU physiologist Sushmita Purkayastha, who led the research, which was funded by the Texas Institute for Brain Injury and Repair at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. (eurekalert.org)
- This type of research will change fundamentally the way that patients with sports and other concussions are treated," said Bell, who works with brain injury patients and is Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UT Southwestern. (eurekalert.org)
- Brain Injury, 26 (3), 211-220. (springer.com)
- The study found that early signs of CTE not only persist long after a head injury but also spread through the brain. (drugs.com)
- The same brain pathology that we observed in teenagers after head injury was also present in head-injured mice," Goldstein said. (drugs.com)
- Our findings provide strong causal evidence linking head impact to [traumatic brain injury] and early CTE, independent of concussion," he stated. (drugs.com)
- Fundamental to the mission of the Texas Institute for Brain Injury and Repair is community outreach and education. (utsouthwestern.edu)
- In this community, you'll discover encouraging stories and personal interviews from other brain injury survivors and get helpful tips and real life solutions to help you through your recovery process. (spotify.com)
- Hear how others have journeyed and found strength to persevere through their brain injury recovery. (spotify.com)
- Whether you have suffered a brain injury or are one of God's angels and a caretaker, this podcast will assist you along the way. (spotify.com)
- Listen to Concussions: The Many Faces of TBIs, Concussions and Brain Injury now. (spotify.com)
- Previous studies have investigated how concussions lead to changes in this white matter, but a new study lead by Dr. Inga K. Koerte of Harvard Medical School in Boston , is one of the first to look at how even blows to the head that aren't considered concussions may lead to traumatic brain injury. (time.com)
- Bazarian was not involved with the study, but has also used DTI to assess mild brain injury in high school football and hockey players. (time.com)
- A concussion is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that is caused by a blow to the head, neck or upper body which alters the mental state. (apollohospitals.com)
- Though most concussions are not life threatening, they have a temporary effect and requires time and rest to heal the injury properly. (apollohospitals.com)
- Rest is the best treatment for concussion as it allows the brain to recover from the injury. (apollohospitals.com)
- The doctors may even ask the patient to avoid alcohol consumption until the traumatic brain injury is completely healed. (apollohospitals.com)
- Bonnie Nish has compiled a collection of personal experiences of recovery by survivors of mild traumatic brain injury. (lapublishing.com)
- Concussion and Mild Brain Injury: Not Just Another Headline gives clear insight into how the lives of those suffering from concussion and mild brain injury (MBI) are impacted. (lapublishing.com)
- In this anthology, Concussion and Mild Brain Injury: Not Just Another Headline , 19 individuals share what they experienced. (lapublishing.com)
- They talk of the journey through the mild brain injury maze from the concussion incident to the ongoing process of recovery. (lapublishing.com)
- Each story shows the reader how vulnerable anyone is to sustaining a concussion and having to deal with mild brain injury. (lapublishing.com)
- Concussion and Mild Brain Injury: Not Just Another Headline shares how 19 individuals have navigated one of the most difficult times in their lives. (lapublishing.com)
- They also found that the mechanical complexity of the brain means there is no straightforward relationship between different bumps, spins, and blows to the head and the likelihood of injury. (futurity.org)
- 150 years on, contention still surrounds the lingering symptoms of insomnia, dizziness, irritability, depression, cognitive impairment and so on that affect between 30 and 80 percent of Americans following a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion. (brainblogger.com)
- According to the CDC, there were 2.5 million emergency room visits, hospitalizations, or deaths associated with traumatic brain injury, the majority of which were concussions, or "mild TBI", in 2010. (brainblogger.com)
- Under the shadow of upcoming blockbuster films, a local community-based nonprofit in Northern Virginia named Brain Injury Services is anticipating that the docudrama Concussion will stand out as it enlightens audiences to the importance of one of the United States' most prevalent disabilities: Traumatic Brain Injury. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- Karen Brown, Executive Director at Brain Injury Services, is hoping Will Smith's performance of a real life crusader pressing to expose the truth of Traumatic Brain Injury will bring much needed attention to a cause which is desperate for more awareness and action. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- The lack of awareness for acquired brain injury continues to be a public health concern" says Brown. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- She has been working on the front lines of raising the public awareness of brain injury for almost 20 years and believes more can be done. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is considered an invisible disability. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- TBI can vary in severity from a minor blow to the head, which causes dizziness or light-headedness, to a life changing brain injury due to major trauma. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- It is considered an invisible disability because, while many of the side-effects of head injury can manifest physical changes in a person's body, the trauma to the affected area of the brain itself is hidden from sight. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- Combine the nature of this condition with the fact that acquired brain injury (TBI, stroke, and concussion combined) is the second most prevalent disability in the United States, and the byproduct is what researchers call a "silent epidemic. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- According to a Harris Poll taken in 2000, one in three Americans said that they were not familiar with the term "brain injury. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- Moreover, when it comes to concussion, only 56% of Americans surveyed believe that when a person sustains a concussion, he or she has sustained a brain injury. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- These facts are stunning considering brain injury is a more prevalent disability than other common diseases like AIDS and breast cancer. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- Yet, over half of Americans polled thought brain injury happened less frequently. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- There was a client who we worked with at Brain Injury Services that stated that they never thought about brain injury until they experienced a brain injury themselves. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- I hope the movie Concussion communicates that we need to be more cognizant of the needs for higher standards when we look at head injury. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- Brain Injury Services has been in business for over 26 years, serving as a leader across the Commonwealth and meeting the needs of survivors within our community. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- Brain Injury Services is a 501 c 3 non-profit organization headquartered in Springfield, Virginia. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- It was established in 1989 as the first community-based organization dedicated to serving adults and children with brain injury in the Commonwealth of Virginia. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- The mild traumatic brain injury weight drop model for adult zebrafish allows administration of a non-penetrating, diffuse injury to the brain of an adult zebrafish. (medicalxpress.com)
- Understanding the mechanisms of regeneration in the zebrafish brain could ultimately help identify new ways to promote recovery from head injury in humans. (medicalxpress.com)
- Mild traumatic brain injury, better known as concussion , is a common and underreported physical trauma caused by a blow to the head. (medicalxpress.com)
- They found that, within the first three days of injury, fish in the concussion group were slower to find a school of fish with which they previously swam, a measure of spatial memory which is impaired in other animal models of concussion and human patients. (medicalxpress.com)
- The researchers identified differences in the expression of genes involved in various aspects of the injury response and recovery, including the proliferation and migration of new brain cells, compared to control fish. (medicalxpress.com)
- The discovery offers important insights into traumatic brain injury (TBI), a poorly understood condition that has become a major public concern, particularly in sports and for the military. (news-medical.net)
- This provides some of the best evidence yet that if you haven't recovered from a brain injury and you get hit in the head again, you're going to have even more severe consequences. (news-medical.net)
- We know that traumatic brain injury carries an increased risk for a bunch of long-term issues like dementia, Alzheimer's disease and CTE [chronic traumatic encephalopathy], and this has really been made extra public because of the NFL,' said researcher Ashley C. Bolte, an MD/PhD student. (news-medical.net)
- In addition, Lukens said, it eventually may be possible for doctors to evaluate brain drainage after injury to determine when it is safest for patients to return to action. (news-medical.net)
- 2020) Meningeal lymphatic dysfunction exacerbates traumatic brain injury pathogenesis. (news-medical.net)
- Now alarming new research out of the University of Illinois, and published in the journal International Journal of Psychophysiology, finds pre-adolescents who sustain sports-related concussions may have impaired brain function for up to two years after the injury. (parents.com)
- Special collection of story books for preschool and elementary school age children explains the effects of concussion and traumatic brain injury by describing changes in thinking and learning, emotions, and behaviors at home and in school. (lapublishing.com)
- It's hard for children to understand the effects of a concussion or a more serious traumatic brain injury because they can't see or touch a broken brain. (lapublishing.com)
- Interactive booklet helps children identify physical, cognitive, and behavioral effects of traumatic brain injury and describe help needed in school through supports and accommodations. (lapublishing.com)
- ELVIN The Elephant Who Forgets - Delightful children's book explains how a brain injury affects learning, emotions, and behavior with colorful illustrations of Elvin the elephant who often forgets because of his brain injury. (lapublishing.com)
- Story book helps children understand their emotions and reactions when a parent has a brain injury. (lapublishing.com)
- Some years ago, Jenny was working on a childhood head injury research project in which children had a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scan. (lapublishing.com)
- As the survivor of a childhood brain injury, Bob brings a special perspective as CEO of Lash and Associates Publishing/Training Inc. The skills that he developed during his corporate career of over 20 years in communication, marketing, direct mail advertising and sales now focus on publishing information about the consequences of brain injury among children, adolescents and young adults. (lapublishing.com)
- He is the former Chairman of the Board for the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina. (lapublishing.com)
- Widely published and a national and international presenter, Dr. DePompei specializes in the impact of brain injury upon speech, language and communication. (lapublishing.com)
- My inspiration for writing The Get Well Soon Balloon came soon after my brain injury. (lapublishing.com)
- As a clinical psychologist, she has a special interest in pediatric acquired brain injury and neuropsychological rehabilitation. (lapublishing.com)
- Her inspiration for Elvin evolved from a clinical research project on pediatric brain injury that was conducted at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC. (lapublishing.com)
- A traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs from sudden trauma which causes damage to the brain. (carondelet.org)
- A concussion, which is common in physical contact sports, is a form of brain injury. (carondelet.org)
- If brain damage is diagnosed, the goal of doctors is to stabilize the person, insure proper oxygen flow to the brain and the rest of the body, control blood pressure and prevent further injury. (carondelet.org)
- In February 2018, it was announced that the Food and Drug Administration approved a blood test to evaluate mild traumatic brain injury in adults. (carondelet.org)
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than one million Americans sustain a concussion (also known as mild traumatic brain injury, or mTBI) each year. (innovations-report.com)
- They found that frequent headers showed brain injury similar to that seen in patients with concussion. (innovations-report.com)
- In other words, the brain may be trying to compensate for the injury by developing and enhancing other neural connections. (innovations-report.com)
- The paper is titled "Robust Detection of Traumatic Axonal Injury in Individual Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients: Intersubject Variation, Change Over Time and Bidirectional Changes in Anisotropy. (innovations-report.com)
- Symptomatic White Matter Changes in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Resemble Pathologic Features of Early Alzheimer's Dementia. (healthcanal.com)
- Dr. Jay discusses the clinical aspects of concussion, postconcussion syndrome, and minor traumatic brain injury. (painweek.org)
- BrainScope One is the first FDA-cleared medical device to offer capabilities to assess the full spectrum of brain injury - from concussions (functional abnormality) to brain bleeds (structural injury). (benzinga.com)
- We are grateful to the Galien Foundation for its recognition of our innovation and dedication to providing the public with objective and comprehensive neurological assessment capabilities addressing the global brain injury problem. (benzinga.com)
- BrainScope's mission is to revolutionize the rapid and objective assessment of brain-related conditions, starting with concussion and mild traumatic brain injury, utilizing multiple integrated assessment capabilities, artificial intelligence (AI) and digitization within a culture of quality, excellence and entrepreneurialism. (benzinga.com)
- Sullivan 2017 Best Practices Award for New Product Innovation in the Traumatic Brain Injury Assessment Solutions Market, was a two-time winner of the GE-NFL Head Health Challenge, and has now received two nominations for the Prix Galien Best Medical Technology, regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for medical devices. (benzinga.com)
- This Teachers' Desk Reference provides information about traumatic brain injury (TBI), specifically concussion, and the potential effects of TBI on a student's behavior and academic performance. (pattan.net)
- Concussion (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury) and the Team Physic. (lww.com)
- Concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) is a pathophysiological process affecting the brain induced by direct or indirect biomechanical forces. (lww.com)
- ABSTRACT: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects 1.4 million Americans annually, and mild TBI (MTBI) accounts for approximately 75% of those injured. (nursingcenter.com)
- Patients should give themselves ample time to rest after a concussion , the most common type of traumatic brain injury, a new study argues. (medicaldaily.com)
- Not resting, meanwhile, may result in potential brain damage and inflammation that can last for over a year after injury. (medicaldaily.com)
- It is good news that the brain can recover from a hit if given enough time to rest and recover," Mark Burns, assistant professor of neuroscience at GUMC, director of the Laboratory for Brain Injury and Dementia, and an author of the study, said in the press release . (medicaldaily.com)
- Permanent Brain Injury from Concussion, the Why. (tbilaw.com)
- Does Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) involve permanent brain damage? (tbilaw.com)
- Why is it that some people continue to have persisting problems after suffering a mild brain injury? (tbilaw.com)
- Too much of the focus in the study of what is called "mild" brain injury, is in predicting how serious a brain injury will become, based upon the way in which the patient interacts with medical professionals on the day of the injury. (tbilaw.com)
- While, if there was no concussion, there will be no mild brain injury. (tbilaw.com)
- Next, the focus should shift to what can be done to minimize the disruption of those symptoms upon the mild brain injury survivor's life. (tbilaw.com)
- To begin, we summarize our theory of the pathology of mild traumatic brain injury. (tbilaw.com)
- Concussion or MTBI results in organic injury to the brain. (tbilaw.com)
- Much of the medical community still believes that there can be no permanent brain injury without a loss of consciousness. (tbilaw.com)
- Perhaps more important, there is a weak grasp that brain injury symptoms escalate after the first couple of hours. (tbilaw.com)
- There is also far too much confidence put in our ability to rule out brain injury through the use of CT and MRI. (tbilaw.com)
- Brought to you by The Brain Injury Law Group, SC. (tbilaw.com)
- Connecticut's partner in brain injury prevention and recovery for over 35 years. (biact.org)
- Concussion: A Guide for Parents - This booklet, adapted with permission from the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey, was developed as a guide to help parents of children who are recovering from a concussion, to educate them about concussion, and to describe some of the complexities of concussion management. (biact.org)
- Similar brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) changes have been previously associated with mild traumatic brain injury. (chirotexas.org)
- But once there has been an acute injury to the brain, the medical professionals should focus on the ongoing symptoms of concussion, not on categorizing the seriousness of the acute injury. (tbilaw.com)
- The results were extremely significant and all forms of brain injury can respond to hbot. (earthclinic.com)
- brain injury is not the only condition that hbot can provide healing for. (earthclinic.com)
- DO'S & DON'TS: What to do and What not to do, after a Traumatic Brain Injury: TBI & Post-Concussion Syndrome: PCS. (lulu.com)
- As a person tries to navigate their life through the many symptoms brought about by a Traumatic Brain Injury & Post-Concussion Syndrome, it can be met with very challenging and overwhelming obstacles. (lulu.com)
- These can be due to concussion injury to the brain and is associated with subdural haemorrhage and unconsciousness. (wikipedia.org)
Effects of a concussion3
- These tests are called "neuropsychological" or "neurocognitive" tests and can help your health care professional identify the effects of a concussion. (cdc.gov)
- Clinical findings reported in the Wall Street Journal have also found that the mental exertion of normal, routine class work can actually worsen the effects of a concussion and impede successful recovery. (livescience.com)
- Will you get better if you are feeling the effects of a concussion? (tbilaw.com)
MTBI4
- MTBI, or concussion, affects more than 1.7 million people in the United States annually. (scienceblog.com)
- I hope that this article will reduce confusion regarding the diagnosis and treatment of patients with MTBI and concussions. (acatoday.org)
- Persons with MTBI are, for the most part, managing their concussion symptoms on their own. (nursingcenter.com)
- Thus, most professionals who have suffered a MTBI that continues to be symptomatic after a few days, will feel the effects when sufficient demands are made upon the brain. (tbilaw.com)
Multiple concussions8
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive degenerative disease resulting from multiple concussions. (virginia.gov)
- Amen, though, thinks he's on the right track and is confident that he can take a player who's suffered multiple concussions and improve decision-making, reasoning, depression, mood and memory. (washingtonpost.com)
- In a survey of more than 2000 retired professional American footballers, players with a history of multiple concussions were three times more likely to have been diagnosed with clinical depression. (theconversation.com)
- Are multiple concussions driving suicides in the military? (latimes.com)
- Aggression, explosivity linked to multiple concussions in. (latimes.com)
- Benoit's brain showed the same kind of damage Bailes and his team found in four retired NFL players who also suffered multiple concussions and later sank into deep depressions and harmed themselves or others. (go.com)
- Malaika reflects on multiple concussions she has sustained while playing water polo and biking. (biausa.org)
- My husband has had multiple concussions which have led to post-concussion syndrome. (earthclinic.com)
Chronic traumatic ence8
- Lawyer Steven Molo asked a U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia to reject the settlement because it excludes future payments for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the brain decay found in dozens of deceased ex-players. (foxnews.com)
- Buoniconti, a Hall of Fame linebacker and leader of the Miami Dolphins during their heyday in the 1970s who is declining mentally, made the announcement Friday in Boston, the home of his first team, the Patriots, as well as the country's leading brain bank for the study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E., a degenerative brain disease linked to head trauma. (nytimes.com)
- In particular, a condition tied to sports concussions known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) can only be diagnosed during an autopsy. (reuters.com)
- In 2002 Dr Omalu discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in American football players, a degenerative brain disease found mainly in boxers that can lead to amnesia, depression and dementia in later life. (thesun.co.uk)
- In the film, Smith plays the real-life neuropathologist Bennet Omalu, who first discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the brains of professional American football players. (theconversation.com)
- Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative brain disease linked to repeated trauma to head (concussion). (medindia.net)
- THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2018 -- Head impacts, not just concussions, may lead to the degenerative brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to new research. (drugs.com)
- Concussion is a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist, who made the first discovery of CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) in a professional football player and fought for the truth to be known. (braininjurysvcs.org)
Researchers40
- By pledging my brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation and the researchers at the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank, I hope to support the best science and accelerate the development of ways to prevent and treat CTE. (yahoo.com)
- Researchers at the C.T.E. Center at Boston University, led by Dr. Ann McKee, have examined hundreds of brains, including those of many football players, to help determine the links between head hits and C.T.E. Buoniconti said he hopes that donating his brain will ultimately help doctors better understand the disease. (nytimes.com)
- The researchers hope to identify find features of CTE that they can detect on brain scans in living brains. (npr.org)
- The NIH has established a network of brain banks to help researchers get access to tissue samples. (npr.org)
- He points to a brain imaging tool which identified the abnormal protein associated with CTE, described this year by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles . (npr.org)
- The NFL players, who reported an average of seven years since their last concussion, showed higher TSPO in 8 of 12 regions of the brain examined in the study, researchers report in JAMA Neurology. (reuters.com)
- A team of B.C. brain researchers has launched a groundbreaking study to help doctors better diagnose and treat sports-related concussions in adolescents. (huffingtonpost.ca)
- With this method, researchers are able to pinpoint where in the brain these abnormal proteins accumulate. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- After the players received intravenous injections of FDDNP, researchers performed PET brain scans on them and compared the scans to those of healthy men of comparable age, education, body mass index and family history of dementia. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Routine head bumps over the course of a season were linked to abnormal brain tissue in part of players' brain stems, researchers report August 7 in Science Advances . (sciencenews.org)
- During the 2011, 2012 and 2013 football seasons, a team led by researchers at the University of Rochester in New York recruited players from the university to participate in a study looking at head impacts and brain health. (sciencenews.org)
- A measure called fractional anisotropy let researchers estimate how well stretches of white matter brain tissue can carry neural signals, a key job of healthy brain tissue. (sciencenews.org)
- Those rotational forces might be particularly damaging to brain tissue, a finding that fits with results from earlier studies, the researchers write. (sciencenews.org)
- The findings suggest that concussions come from cumulative damage, researchers say. (npr.org)
- The researchers also put the players in an MRI scanner to measure their brain activity while the students took a test of thinking and memory. (npr.org)
- In a new Stanford study co-authored by Dr. Gerald Grant , researchers have gathered evidence to suggest that impacts to the side of the head may cause concussion symptoms through damage to the corpus callosum. (stanford.edu)
- Researchers then compared them to 26 healthy players, who had either never had a concussion or had not had one within at least six months. (newswise.com)
- Researchers examined data from brain scans of 61 former college and professional football players who didn't have any symptoms of cognitive impairment. (reuters.com)
- Former college players with three or more concussions had more extensive white matter damage than their counterparts with one concussion or less, researchers report in the journal Radiology. (reuters.com)
- For the current study, researchers focused instead on former players who appeared cognitively healthy to see if imaging scans might reveal differences in brain damage based on the position played or the length of their careers. (reuters.com)
- Researchers examining brains of six deceased former NFL players find similar degeneration. (latimes.com)
- The researchers emphasized that the good benefits of participating in sports still outweigh the risk of concussion. (rcinet.ca)
- Robert Cantu, M.D., a neurosurgeon at Boston University and Brigham & Women's Hospital, and one of the world's leading researchers studying sports concussions, agrees that there are reasons to be concerned about mild head trauma in young people. (dana.org)
- Given these similarities, patients with PTM following concussion may exhibit distinct electrophysiological patterns, although researchers have yet to examine the electrophysiological brain activation in patients with PTM following concussion. (springer.com)
- In the study, the researchers compared bran scans of 12 male soccer players from German elite-level soccer clubs who had not experienced a concussion, to brain scans of 11 competitive swimmers who had similarly never experienced repetitive brain trauma. (time.com)
- While concussions have long been a part of professional sports such as boxing and football, researchers are still struggling to define concussions clinically, and research into brain changes resulting from repetitive blows to the head is a relatively new area of research. (time.com)
- For the current study, the researchers' idea was to use that data, along with similar data from NFL players, as inputs to a computer model of the brain. (futurity.org)
- The researchers discovered that the key difference between impacts that led to concussions and those that did not had to do with how-and more importantly where-the brain shakes. (futurity.org)
- However, the researchers emphasize that their findings are predictions that need to be tested more extensively in the lab, either with animal brains or human brains that have been donated for scientific study. (futurity.org)
- Through a combination of biometric tracking, simulated modeling and medical imaging, Stanford researchers have detailed how hits to the side of the head may cause concussion. (stanford.edu)
- Concussion researchers have long suggested that damage to the corpus callosum, a thick bundle of nerves that connects the brain's two halves, could result in some common side effects of concussion, like dizziness or vision problems. (stanford.edu)
- Analyzing 115 impacts recorded by these mouth guards, the researchers found two associated with concussion diagnoses. (stanford.edu)
- By applying the mouth guard measurements to a simulation of the neck, head and brain, the researchers saw instances in which the corpus callosum was pulled around by a structure above it called the falx. (stanford.edu)
- The researchers looked with the most sensitive method available - diffusion imaging - and found evidence of possible damage to the corpus callosum in their both brains. (stanford.edu)
- Given there were only two concussions in the data, the researchers emphasize the connection between side impacts, corpus callosum strain by the falx and concussion is still a hypothesis. (stanford.edu)
- Now, using a new technique for analyzing data from brain imaging studies, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center have found that concussion victims have unique spatial patterns of brain abnormalities that change over time. (innovations-report.com)
- In fact, most researchers have assumed that all people with concussions have abnormalities in the same brain regions," said Dr. Lipton, who is also associate professor of radiology, of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and in the Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience at Einstein. (innovations-report.com)
- The imaging data were then analyzed using a new software tool called Enhanced Z-score Microstructural Assessment Pathology (EZ-MAP), which allows researchers for the first time to examine microstructural abnormalities across the entire brain of individual patients. (innovations-report.com)
- In the study, the researchers gave the mice repetitive and mild concussions. (medicaldaily.com)
- High school football players showed significant changes in brain structures after one season of practice and games, even though they have not suffered clinical concussions, researchers reported. (chirotexas.org)
Cognitive17
- The key difference between an "ankle sprain" and "brain sprain" are the more dire repercussions associated with a brain sprain affecting cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functions. (psychologytoday.com)
- While evidence of a link between concussion and long-term cognitive and psychiatric consequences is mounting, it may take many more studies to clarify the relationship. (chicagotribune.com)
- Fortunately, baseline cognitive testing has increasingly become the norm for players as young as grade school, since it can help detect concussion-related changes and guide a physician's decision to clear a concussed young player to return to play. (chicagotribune.com)
- It is critical for physicians to monitor these secondary tissue damages, as they are frequently the origin of significant long-term effects, including brain damage, cognitive deficits, psychosocial/behavioral/emotional changes, bodily damage and biochemical changes at the cellular level. (scientificamerican.com)
- The doctors acknowledge that the research on the 111 brains has limitations because, rather than a random sample, most of the families who donated the brains of players did so because those players had symptoms of cognitive problems. (nytimes.com)
- All patients underwent neurocognitive evaluation with Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT). (scienceblog.com)
- When a person with a concussion performs cognitive and motor skill tasks simultaneously, they have a different gait pattern than a healthy individual, and we can identify those anomalies in a person's walk with radar," said research engineer Jennifer Palmer, lead author of a study presented Tuesday at a science conference in Orlando, Florida. (go.com)
- It turns out that it took both the goggles and the cognitive test for the radar to show that the participant had a concussion. (go.com)
- Inform your child's teachers, school nurse, coach, counselor and others about your child's concussion and develop a plan to limit physical and cognitive activities until your child has fully recovered. (virginia.gov)
- Abstract Brief: An open label pragmatic clinical intervention was conducted with retired NFL players who demonstrated brain damage and cognitive impairment. (psychologytoday.com)
- Each had a history of one or more concussions and some were experiencing cognitive or mood symptoms. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS mainly emphasize the use of cognitive testing such as IMPACT. (apta.org)
- Follow-up care is important to assess for complications of concussion such as memory issues, cognitive issues, and personality issues. (brainandspinalcord.org)
- Just as some American football players and boxers have been found to have long-term cognitive deficits after suffering repeated head blows or concussions during play, so soccer and rugby players must be made aware of the same dangers. (lifescript.com)
- Based on current neuroscience data, the assumption is that the brain does not fully mature until at least the mid-20s, so if a concussion occurs in a still-developing brain, the trajectory of that development will presumably be affected," says Jordan Grafman, Ph.D., chief of cognitive neuroscience at the National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke and a member of the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives. (dana.org)
- Such higher-order cognitive skills are largely processed in the forward regions of the prefrontal cortex and temporal lobes, at the front and sides of the brain. (dana.org)
- The composite BNA algorithm may be a more sensitive measure of electrophysiological change in the brain that can augment established cognitive assessment tools for detecting impairment in individuals with PTM. (springer.com)
Link between concussion1
- The link between concussion and neurogenerative diseases is well established. (yahoo.com)
Post-Concussi5
- Post Concussion Syndrome is a series of symptoms that can be experienced for weeks, months or more than a year after the concussion. (virginia.gov)
- This is where post concussion syndrome comes in. (tbilaw.com)
- Treatment and advice should be on what can be done to minimize the disruption of post concussion syndrome and post-MBTI symptoms upon the injured person's life. (tbilaw.com)
- I have been writing about concussion and post concussion syndrome to help the TBI survivor to understand and cope for many years. (tbilaw.com)
- Post Concussion Syndrome Can Hit High Achiever's Hardest. (tbilaw.com)
Diagnosis11
- Taking a history of what happened to the patient is the important first step in the diagnosis and treatment of a concussion. (medicinenet.com)
- went to ER 24 hours later and had CT and all tests were100% normal and left with concussion diagnosis. (medhelp.org)
- So the diagnosis of concussion can be hard to make even when a player is rushed from the field to a hospital -- a rare response in a sport where players have been urged to 'walk it off' and get back in the game. (chicagotribune.com)
- If the diagnosis is wrong, and the player returns to the field and is hit in the head again, the second concussion will probably be far more serious, and possibly even fatal. (go.com)
- The sooner the concussion is detected the better, because early diagnosis "improves the prognosis," Bing noted. (go.com)
- A diagnosis can only be made after death, so scientists have to study brain samples from people who donate them. (npr.org)
- Definitive diagnosis of concussion related brain disease is now possible by a new positron emission tomography (PET) tracer, in a living person. (medindia.net)
- The term 'pathognomonic' indicates that if this pattern of tau protein accumulation is seen in the brain, the diagnosis can only be CTE. (medindia.net)
- An additional highlight of the Concussion Story Wall is a panel of leading medical experts addressing specific aspects of concussions related to diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. (biausa.org)
- Many parents who bring children to the ED following a possible concussion are likely to expect comprehensive and definitive care, including imaging, a definitive diagnosis, a timeline for return to activity, and a signed return to play form. (braininjuryaustralia.org.au)
- At present, diagnosis of concussions is based mainly on the nature of the patient's accident and the presence of symptoms including headache, dizziness and behavioral abnormalities. (innovations-report.com)
Second concussion1
- These findings may have important implications about when it is truly safe for a child to resume physical activities that may produce a second concussion, potentially further injuring an already vulnerable brain," Mayer said in a statement. (upi.com)
American Academy o1
- Newswise - MINNEAPOLIS - Hockey players in their early teens who have had a concussion may still have brain changes three months later, long after other symptoms have cleared and they are allowed to return to play, according to a study published in the October 25, 2017, online issue of Neurology ® , the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology . (newswise.com)
Clinical10
- Concussion is recognized as a clinical syndrome of biomechanically-induced alteration of brain function, typically affecting memory and orientation, which may involve loss of consciousness (LOC). (psychologytoday.com)
- Impact of Playing Professional American Football on Long Term Brain Function , published in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences (Winter 2011). (psychologytoday.com)
- Angela Lumba-Brown , clinical assistant professor of pediatrics and of emergency medicine, and co-director of the Stanford Concussion and Brain Performance Center , was interviewed during this NPR segment. (stanford.edu)
- There is no good clinical evidence that currently available protective equipment will prevent concussion," the paper states. (healthline.com)
- Dr. Linda Papa, Director of Academic Clinical Research at Orlando Regional Medical Center and Professor at Florida State University and McGill University, will present on her team's latest results in the study and application of blood-based biomarkers in concussion management in both child and adult patients. (prweb.com)
- He mentioned that it is difficult to diagnose concussion and oftentimes perceived as unimportant because no blood or other obvious clinical signs are visible. (acatoday.org)
- Sports concussion experts at UT Southwestern have partnered with the Texas State Athletic Trainers' Association to produce educational videos for patients and parents featuring information ranging from concussion assessment, clinical-care management, and return-to-play considerations. (utsouthwestern.edu)
- The literature on clinical recovery from sport-related concussion has grown dramatically, is mostly mixed, but some factors have emerged as being related to outcome. (braininjuryaustralia.org.au)
- The bottom line is, when we do post-concussion brain scans in clinical settings, we don't find anything. (stanford.edu)
- That might become the new norm," he said, rather than focusing on clinical concussion. (chirotexas.org)
Occur6
- In some cases, delayed concussion symptoms occur hours or days after the trauma. (medicinenet.com)
- The parahippocampus is important for this process, and involvement of the parahippocampus may, in part, explain the memory problems that occur in many patients after concussion. (scienceblog.com)
- It is important to know that a concussion can occur without a loss of consciousness. (virginia.gov)
- Every year 475,000 cases of TBI occur in children aged from 0-14 years and 90 of TBI that occur every year are concussions or other forms of mild TBI. (disabled-world.com)
- Concussion is difficult to manage because many cases occur without observable findings like disorientation or incoordination, and nothing shows up on structural imaging tests like CT or MRI. (theconversation.com)
- Concussions can occur in sports and in combat, but health experts do not know precisely which jolts, collisions and awkward head movements during these activities pose the greatest risks to the brain. (nsf.gov)
Loss of consciousn9
- Any loss of consciousness is considered a strong warning sign of concussion. (medicinenet.com)
- The sudden and jarring movement of the head may cause the brain to bounce around within the skull and a person may experience disturbances in thinking or equilibrium, and even loss of consciousness in some cases. (medicinenet.com)
- Most concussions result in a loss of consciousness. (medicinenet.com)
- Does a loss of consciousness qualify as a concussion? (psychologytoday.com)
- A variety of signs accompany concussion including somatic symptoms (such as headache and vertigo), impaired cognition (such as difficulty with memory or concentration ), emotional extremes (such as worry, mood or anger problems), and abnormal physical signs (such as loss of consciousness, numbness, weakness, and loss of balance). (psychologytoday.com)
- Indeed, it is the rotational movements of the brain inside the calvaria (meaning all of the cranium except for the facial bones) and the shearing forces affecting the upper reticular formation that create torque, which leads to the typical loss of consciousness. (scientificamerican.com)
- A mild concussion might result in the patient being slightly dazed or experiencing a very brief loss of consciousness. (brainandspinalcord.org)
- A severe concussion involves a longer loss of consciousness, as well as a longer recovery time. (brainandspinalcord.org)
- One of the biggest misconceptions about concussions is that it involves loss of consciousness. (dana.org)
Neurological11
- Our research shows that by blocking substance P with a specific drug, we can prevent the tau protein tangles from developing in the brain and causing neurological problems. (yahoo.com)
- The challengers also argue Thursday that the plan would compensate only a few neurological conditions but not the depression and mood disorders that some experts link to earlier concussions. (foxnews.com)
- One limiting factor is a lack of brains, says Dr. Walter Koroshetz , deputy director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. (npr.org)
- This test, commonly used to monitor neurological disorders like epilepsy, detects electrical activity in the brain through sensors placed on the scalp. (technologyreview.com)
- Prolonged brain inflammation (chronic microglia activation) is likely a key component to myriad neurological diseases and perhaps even normal brain aging. (reuters.com)
- Christie's team is using a software program called 'Neurotracker' to observe the brain function of 200 healthy young hockey players, ages 6 to 17, to determine what their neurological activity looks like before suffering a concussion. (huffingtonpost.ca)
- For the study, the UCLA scientists used a brain-imaging tool they had developed previously for assessing neurological changes associated with Alzheimer's disease. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Repeated concussion has long been associated with neurological dysfunction, and was first described in boxers as " punch drunk " syndrome in 1928. (theconversation.com)
- What happens is that when you have a big impact, your skull twists one way but your brain stays in the same place," said John Hardy, chair of Molecular Biology of Neurological Disease at University College London's Institute of Neurology. (lifescript.com)
- And in recent months, the long-term neurological consequences of head trauma suffered during sports have been in the public eye due to a series of scientific reports finding unusually high rates of severe brain damage in former professional football players. (dana.org)
- Following a physical exam by a doctor, diagnosing a concussion can involve a neurological exam to check vision, balance, coordination and reflexes. (carondelet.org)
History of concussions3
- Junior Seau, shown playing for the San Diego Chargers in 1995, committed suicide last year after a long history of concussions. (chicagotribune.com)
- CTE occurs in people with a history of concussions, notably boxers and professional football players. (npr.org)
- Those who had a history of concussions showed brain shrinkage, 25-35 per cent less blood flow in certain areas of the brain, reduced brain volume and blood flow, and some changes in structure. (rcinet.ca)
Scans15
- We've looked at more than 100,000 brain scans of people with a wide variety of conditions," said Dr. Amen. (psychologytoday.com)
- The brain SPECT scans showed increased brain perfusion, especially in the prefrontal cortex, parietal lobes, occipital lobes, anterior cingulate gyrus and cerebellum. (psychologytoday.com)
- The specialists will study brains with CTE under a microscope and with high-resolution scans of the brain. (npr.org)
- To do this, they're using different forms of brain imaging, including MRI and PET scans. (eurekalert.org)
- The players also underwent pre- and post-season brain scans. (sciencenews.org)
- Then they compared the brain scans with the hits. (npr.org)
- The study looked at brain scans of boys who played in Bantam hockey leagues when body checking is first introduced. (newswise.com)
- Compared to the brain scans of healthy players, the scans of the concussed players three months after the concussion showed signs of widespread damage to the white matter of the brain, as well as a 10 percent reduction in molecules associated with metabolism. (newswise.com)
- The scans also showed other areas of the brain trying to create new connections in a possible attempt to recover function. (newswise.com)
- The left image shows a normal brain scan and middle and right images show scans of pro football players from the study. (newswise.com)
- Bailes and his research team took samples from Benoit's brain postmortem and compared these microscopic brain scans to those of a healthy brain. (go.com)
- A study published last month found "profound abnormalities" in brain activity scans of former NFL players. (lifescript.com)
- If an athlete gets a concussion at any point during the year, he or she returns to the institution for MRI scans to determine whether there are any relevant changes to help players and coaches make decisions during play. (dailylobo.com)
- Kiehl explained that the brain scans have not yet been used specifically to make playing decisions. (dailylobo.com)
- If the symptoms are severe i.e. excessive headaches, seizures or repeated vomiting, then the doctor may recommend imaging tests like CT scans and MRI to evaluate if the brain is injured or if there is any internal bleeding. (apollohospitals.com)
Belief that a concussion1
- The findings support the growing belief that a concussion comes as the result of a succession of insults, not just one bad hit. (npr.org)
Symptoms of a concussion4
- What are symptoms of a concussion? (medicinenet.com)
- Symptoms of a concussion may last anywhere from just a few hours to days, weeks, and longer. (medicinenet.com)
- It is important to learn the signs and symptoms of a concussion. (virginia.gov)
- Symptoms of a concussion may not start right away. (carondelet.org)
Learn more about concussion2
- Read and watch videos in BIAA's Concussion Information Center to learn more about concussion on the field and in the classroom, and what you as a parent or teacher can do to keep your students safe! (biausa.org)
- To learn more about concussion, visit www.aan.com/concussion . (newswise.com)
Suffer4
- It's estimated that 42 million people worldwide suffer a concussion each year. (theconversation.com)
- LONDON (Reuters) - Rugby and soccer players who suffer multiple knocks to the head during their careers are at added risk of brain damage that could lead to dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases, brain scientists are warning. (lifescript.com)
- The research suggests that people who have pre-existing problems with their brain drainage, either from prior concussions or naturally, are likely to suffer much more severe consequences from TBI. (news-medical.net)
- While most people recover from concussions with no lasting ill effects, as many as 30 percent suffer permanent impairment - undergoing a personality change or being unable to plan an event. (innovations-report.com)
20171
- The 2017 Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) consensus statement is designed to build on the principles outlined in the previous statements 1-4 and to develop further conceptual understanding of sport-related concussion (SRC) using an expert consensus-based approach. (braininjuryaustralia.org.au)
Sport-related concussion2
- Clinically, we have a multidisciplinary approach to sport-related concussion and pediatric TBI. (uclahealth.org)
- The CRT5 is designed to assist non-medically trained individuals to recognise the signs and symptoms of possible sport-related concussion and provides guidance for removing an athlete from play/sport and to seek medical attention. (braininjuryaustralia.org.au)
Head23
- The drug works to block a neurotransmitter called substance P which the brain releases in the event of a head knock. (yahoo.com)
- The former Miami Dolphins great will donate his brain to scientists studying the long-term effects of repeated head hits. (nytimes.com)
- As he pledged to donate his brain to scientists studying the long-term effects of repeated head hits, Nick Buoniconti, one of football's most famous and revered players, lashed out at the N.F.L. for failing players and not doing enough to support research. (nytimes.com)
- These problems, coupled with a growing body of research that connects concussions and head hits to C.T.E., led Buoniconti to donate his brain. (nytimes.com)
- Simply put, they hit their head, damaged their brain at the point of trauma and thus have symptoms from that direct damage. (scienceblog.com)
- A concussion is caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head. (virginia.gov)
- It can also be caused by a blow to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. (virginia.gov)
- CRUNCH Over a season of college football, head knocks that were too small to cause concussions were nonetheless linked to changes in the brain stems of players. (sciencenews.org)
- A season of head hits left its mark on college football players' brains, even when those hits didn't cause concussions. (sciencenews.org)
- He said: 'Science has shown over the centuries that whenever the human head is exposed to repeated blows, there is a 100 per cent risk of brain damage. (thesun.co.uk)
- In a study launched last month, a research team led by concussion experts David Camarillo , PhD, and Gerald Grant , MD, is outfitting Bay Area high school football players with mouthguards that measure the motion of the head during impacts sustained in practices and games. (stanford.edu)
- Concussion occurs when either a direct impact or whiplash effect causes the brain to move inside the head and bump against the skull. (theconversation.com)
- During the season, 17 players were diagnosed with a concussion, most often from falling and hitting the back of the head. (newswise.com)
- Concussion is caused by an impact to the head. (brainandspinalcord.org)
- Bailes and his research team say that this damage was the result of a lifetime of chronic concussions and head trauma suffered while Benoit was in the wrestling ring. (go.com)
- So Michael turned over part of his son's brain to Bailes, the head of neurosurgery at West Virginia University and former Pittsburgh Steelers team physician. (go.com)
- These brown spots are actually dead brain cells, killed off as a result of head trauma, said Bailes. (go.com)
- This provides the best evidence to date that head impact, not concussion, causes CTE, according to the authors of the study. (drugs.com)
- If players are damaging their brains, it is a large public health issue because everyone, even at a young age, hits their head like this. (time.com)
- If scientists better understand how the brain moves after an impact and what movement causes the most damage, Kurt says, "we can design better helmets, we can devise technologies that can do onsite diagnostics, for example in football, and potentially make sideline decisions in real time," all of which could improve outcomes for those who take a nasty hit to the head. (futurity.org)
- It is a condition in which there has been an external force to the head that in some way injures the brain. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- TBI can happen when the head suddenly and violently hits an object or when an object pierces the skull and enters brain tissue. (carondelet.org)
- It involves a short loss of normal brain function following a hit to the head or body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. (carondelet.org)
Study28
- The initiative comes nearly two months after the Institute of Medicine launched a sweeping study of sports-related concussions, particularly those in young people from elementary school through early adulthood. (reuters.com)
- The study, published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, said with concussions, individuals showed a decrease in their ability to allocate attentional resources toward an oddball stimulus, suggesting they had deficits in their ability to update their working memory of the stimulus environment. (redorbit.com)
- The first study showed a link between playing in the NFL and decreased performance in brain function. (psychologytoday.com)
- But the study suggests that in addition to the big hits that cause concussions, these smaller knocks could cause trouble. (sciencenews.org)
- High school football players have changes in their brain function long before they have recognizable signs of a concussion, according to a new study. (npr.org)
- Those brain changes may be workarounds, with the brain using other areas to replace those affected by the hits, according to Thomas Talavage , an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University and a co-author of the study. (npr.org)
- Stanford neurosurgeons, Dr. Gerald Grant and Dr. Jamshid Ghajar , are teaming up with several regional high schools for a study that will use virtual reality headsets to track eye movements to better spot concussions. (stanford.edu)
- We saw every branch, every small wire and how it gets cut," neuroscientist Dr. Sergei Kirov, co-author of the the study in the journal Brain , said in a press release. (healthline.com)
- These players were back on the ice when our study suggests their brains still needed time to heal. (newswise.com)
- The authors of 2014 study of Ontario pediatric emergency department and office visits for concussion found playgrounds were the eighth most common cause after hockey or skating, motor vehicle accidents, football/rugby, snow sports, bicycling, baseball and soccer. (cbc.ca)
- Reuters Health) - Football players may experience different degrees of brain damage after concussions depending on what position they play and how long they stick with the sport, a small U.S. study suggests. (reuters.com)
- Non-speed players with a history of recurrent concussions had more damage to white matter and less brain activity during memory exercises, the study found. (reuters.com)
- The study wasn't a controlled experiment designed to prove whether or how the position played or career duration might influence the risk of brain damage after concussions. (reuters.com)
- Nowinski said Tuesday that several former NFL players have recently agreed to donate their brains to the center upon their deaths for further study. (latimes.com)
- The new study addresses the lack of research upon which to develop science- and data-based treatment for concussion. (eurekalert.org)
- A small study of professional soccer players found that even those who have never experienced a concussion still have changes in the white matter of their brains, likely from routine and unprotected headers. (time.com)
- Although our study is small, it is the first to look at soccer players with no symptoms and no diagnoses of concussions," says Koerte. (time.com)
- Although Bazarian credits the study authors for using DTI, he says that the lack of strict criteria defining concussions means they are difficult to diagnose. (time.com)
- The study combines data from football players with computer simulations of the brain. (futurity.org)
- This pilot study reveals the complex relationship between SES and SRC ["sports-related concussion"] recovery, which demands further study with more accurate and validated assessments of SES. (braininjuryaustralia.org.au)
- Research Study: What is the Difference in Concussion Management in Children as Compared with Adults? (braininjuryaustralia.org.au)
- Rory Spence and colleagues developed a technique to induce concussion and study recovery in a line of zebrafish that are very genetically similar to humans. (medicalxpress.com)
- One way we can do that is to study individual structures that would be likely to cause traditional concussion symptoms if they were injured. (stanford.edu)
- A 2003 federal study called concussions "a serious public health problem" that costs the U.S. an estimated $80 billion a year. (innovations-report.com)
- In the latest study, areas of abnormally low FA (reflecting abnormal brain regions) were observed in concussion patients but not in controls. (innovations-report.com)
- Each concussion patient had a unique spatial pattern of low FA that evolved over the study period. (innovations-report.com)
- Conducted at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), the study states that more than a day's rest is "critical" to allow the brain to recover and rebalance itself by rehabilitating neural networks. (medicaldaily.com)
- Our imaging study found that increased cumulative impact exposure over the course of a high school football season -- even when there is no evidence of concussion -- is associated with white matter changes in the brain. (chirotexas.org)
Occurs3
- What Should I do If a Concussion Occurs? (cdc.gov)
- If a concussion occurs during sports- and recreation-related activities, implement the HEADS UP action plan . (cdc.gov)
- Second Impact Syndrome is a rare condition in which a second, often mild, impact occurs when someone is still suffering from an initial concussion that results in 50% of the cases ending in death and the other half in permanent brain damage. (virginia.gov)
Patients with concussion1
- The neurologic exam in patients with concussion should be normal. (medicinenet.com)
Pediatric2
- Christopher Giza leads the Pediatric TBI/Sports Concussion program at UCLA. (uclahealth.org)
- Dr. Giza serves on the Center for Disease Control's Pediatric mild TBI committee, the NCAA Concussion Task Force and the Major League Soccer Concussion Program Committee. (uclahealth.org)
Neurology1
- After completing training, she decided to combine her personal interest in sports and professional interest in the developing brain together as a Neurotrauma/Sports Neurology Fellow with Dr. Christopher Giza. (uclahealth.org)
Recover5
- Those who have had prior concussions may also take more time to recover from subsequent concussions. (medicinenet.com)
- As mentioned above, you may think of a concussion like a brain sprain, because it's usually disabling, but typically a person can recover from the disability in time and with a lot of rest. (psychologytoday.com)
- It is thought that this resting period will allow the brain to recover. (expertclick.com)
- There is no disputing the fact that in most of the millions of concussion cases experienced every year, the average person will "recover" within a few weeks and symptoms will abate. (expertclick.com)
- If treated properly, the majority of people will fully recover from a concussion. (virginia.gov)
Comes to concussion1
- Dr. Jamshid Ghajar , Director of Stanford's Concussion and Brain Performance Center , comments on how the NFL has advantages over the rest of the nation when it comes to concussion care, and how his research is helping to standardize care for all Americans. (stanford.edu)
Assessment4
- Those who were diagnosed with a concussion were given an immediate post-concussion assessment with MRI, and 14 players had a follow-up assessment with MRI three months later. (newswise.com)
- Neuropsychological and neurophysiological assessment of sport concussion in children, adolescents and adults. (springer.com)
- The Concussion Recognition Tool 5 (CRT5) is the most recent revision of the Pocket Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 2 that was initially introduced by the Concussion in Sport Group in 2005. (braininjuryaustralia.org.au)
- This paper presents the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition (SCAT5), which is the most recent revision of a sport concussion evaluation tool for use by healthcare professionals in the acute evaluation of suspected concussion. (braininjuryaustralia.org.au)
Response to concussion2
- Illinois has developed a public health response to concussion. (expertclick.com)
- Patients vary widely in their response to concussion, but scientists haven't understood why. (innovations-report.com)
Athlete11
- The long-term consequences of brain trauma are a major concern in sports, and I'm doing this for every athlete that will follow in my footsteps. (yahoo.com)
- Even though football gets much of the national focus when it comes to concussions and their long term effects, any athlete at any age in a contact sport is at risk for concussions. (yahoo.com)
- Twenty electrodes on the scalp measure brain activity while the athlete sits in a chair. (technologyreview.com)
- According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, every three minutes a young athlete from 7- to 19-years-old is taken to an emergency room for concussion treatment. (livescience.com)
- No athlete should be allowed to return to play after a suspected concussion. (healthline.com)
- He says the price of rehabilitating the brain can cost $5,000-$6,000 per athlete. (washingtonpost.com)
- The athlete themselves will know if they've had a concussion or not, but there is no way to call them out on that," he says. (time.com)
- You do not have to be a pro-athlete to have your brain rattled. (lapublishing.com)
- The goal is to assist the team physician in providing optimal medical care for the athlete with concussion. (lww.com)
- The recognition and evaluation of the athlete with concussion. (lww.com)
- Management and treatment of the athlete with concussion be individualized. (lww.com)
Consensus Statement1
- The report, "The Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport," was drafted by a panel of 32 experts from around the globe and incorporates the latest research into guidelines for how we evaluate, treat, manage, and prevent concussions in sports at all levels. (healthline.com)
Signs9
- Patients experiencing concussion danger signs should seek care right away at an emergency department. (cdc.gov)
- What are the signs and symptoms of concussion? (medicinenet.com)
- The signs and symptoms of concussion may be obvious or very subtle. (medicinenet.com)
- In adults, what are danger signs for concussions? (medicinenet.com)
- Danger signs for concussions in adults include weakness, numbness, decreased coordination, headache that gets worse and does not go away, repeated vomiting, slurred speech, or seizures. (medicinenet.com)
- In July, doctors at Boston University said that 110 of the 111 brains of former N.F.L. players that they examined showed signs of C.T.E. (nytimes.com)
- Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher's body has been exhumed more than a year after he killed his girlfriend and himself so that his brain can be examined for signs of a degenerative condition linked to repeated concussions. (npr.org)
- We were surprised that the brain pathology was unrelated to signs of concussion, including altered arousal and impaired balance, among others. (drugs.com)
- These activities can affect the brain function for a brief period of time, resulting in signs of concussion. (apollohospitals.com)
Single concussion1
- For some mice, one single concussion was administered daily over the course of 30 days, and others were given a weekly concussion for 30 weeks. (medicaldaily.com)
Dizziness3
- In other cases concussion symptoms such as dizziness and headaches can persist for months at a time. (medicinenet.com)
- Starting the next day, I've had concussion symptoms (headache/dizziness/fatigue/sleepiness/mental fatigue/brain fog/difficulty concentrating/feeling out of it). (medhelp.org)
- New research out of UCLA shows that the side effects from concussions can linger long after physical symptoms - dizziness, headaches and light sensitivity - have disappeared. (livescience.com)
Defines concussion1
- 1. The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine defines concussion as a traumatically induced transient disturbance of brain function and involves a complex pathophysiological process. (acatoday.org)
Sports18
- Concussions in sports are more easily studied than in the general public because of their frequency and the numerous studies on their evaluation and treatment. (medicinenet.com)
- In professional sports, the NFL last year adopted stricter rules to determine when players can return to the playing field after suffering a concussion. (reuters.com)
- Concussion Management in Illinois public and private schools is governed by the Youth Sports Concussion Act (Public Act 099-0245). (expertclick.com)
- Through their HEADS UP campaign, concussion educational materials are available at no cost for youth sports coaches, school coaches, parents, and school and health care professionals. (expertclick.com)
- In preparation for summer sports, pedaitric neurosurgeon, Dr. Gerald Grant, discusses concussion prevention and treatment for kids and parents. (stanford.edu)
- Experts, including Stanford neurosurgeon Dr. Jamshid Ghajar , weigh in on the safety of kids playing sports and the risks of concussion. (stanford.edu)
- Sports rules should be improved to help prevent concussions. (healthline.com)
- But safe return to play after concussion is a key issue across all sports, irrespective of whether they are played at elite level. (healthline.com)
- Eminently qualified, he served as Vice-Chair for the California State Athletic Commission, traveled to Afghanistan in 2011 as a civilian advisor to the Department of Defense and Co-Chaired the American Academy of Neurology's committee, which developed an evidence-based Practice Guideline for Management of Sports Concussions in 2013. (uclahealth.org)
- The tests, conducted by Julian Bailes of the Sports Legacy Institute , show that Benoit's brain was so severely damaged it resembled the brain of an 85-year-old Alzheimer's patient. (go.com)
- Scientists says the benefits of playing sports still outweigh the risk of having a concussion. (rcinet.ca)
- But the problem of sports concussions is by no means limited to NFL linebackers or Olympians. (dana.org)
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that about 300,000 sports-related concussions are reported annually. (dana.org)
- And the culture of professional sports means it is unlikely players will admit to having a concussion, especially when their pay depends on their staying in the game. (time.com)
- With the NFL and other sports juggernauts - like the English Premiere League - under the microscope for concussion protocol, Brown believes that public awareness is on the rise, but that it's not enough yet. (braininjurysvcs.org)
- At least 300,000 adults and children are affected by sports-related concussions each year. (innovations-report.com)
- Today, the Tech in Sports crew breaks down the latest news in concussion prevention technology. (itbusiness.ca)
- Concussion may also refer to: Concussion Ensemble, a 1992 American rock group Concussion (album), a 2001 album by Matthew Ryan Concussion (2013 film), an independent drama film with LGBT themes starring Robin Weigert Concussion (2015 film), a sports drama film starring Will Smith Concussion grenade, a type of hand grenade All pages with titles containing concussion Phonon noise This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Concussion. (wikipedia.org)
Mild TBI1
- The past decade of research into biomarkers have led to the discovery of two blood-based biomarkers in suspected mild TBI and concussion patients in the emergency department. (prweb.com)
Prevention1
- Stanford neurosurgeons have teamed up with TeachAids to create CrashCourse , a new, interactive, concussion prevention and education course. (stanford.edu)
Pledged to donate their brains3
- BREAKING: U.S. #Olympic bobsledder @eamslider24 & U.S. ice hockey legend @AngelaRuggiero have pledged to donate their brains to the Concussion Legacy Foundation as we approach the #WinterOlympics . (yahoo.com)
- Meyers Taylor, Ruggiero, and Wickenheiser have all pledged to donate their brains to the Concussion Legacy Foundation after their deaths. (yahoo.com)
- In addition to Buoniconti, other former N.F.L. players including Warren Sapp, Matt Hasselbeck and Leonard Marshall have pledged to donate their brains to the C.T.E. Center. (nytimes.com)
David Camarillo1
- Concussion is a silent epidemic that is affecting millions of people," says Mehmet Kurt, a former postdoctoral fellow in the lab of David Camarillo, assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford University. (futurity.org)
Headaches1
- Limiting physical activities and activity that requires concentration may also be advised as these can trigger headaches or other concussion symptoms. (carondelet.org)