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By Paul Stone On January 17th, 2013
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy has gone from unknown condition to household discussion in the past few weeks, especially after NFL veteran Junior Seau was found to have the condition after he…
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By Paul Stone On January 17th, 2013
Most of the news about traumatic brain injury focuses on professional athletes and veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, but these people only make up a small fraction of the total brain…
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By Paul Stone On January 17th, 2013
With the recent high profile of traumatic brain injury, it was only a matter of time before states began passing legislature to help prevent TBI and create care systems for…
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By Paul Stone On January 16th, 2013
Last year, former NFL veteran linebacker Junior Seau committed suicide. Just recently, his brain was examined and found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a condition brought on by repeated…
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By Paul Stone On January 16th, 2013
I recently wrote about the number of boxers who receive a traumatic brain injury during their careers. 90-percent of all boxers will deal with TBI at some point. They just…
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By Paul Stone On January 16th, 2013
A former Cleveland Browns quarterback has been touting a recent treatment he has been receiving for the brain damage he suffered across 13 years playing in the NFL. Bernie Kosar…
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By Paul Stone On January 14th, 2013
Despite the dangers of brain injury, most make full recoveries from TBI. Last April, actor Larry Miller, known for his roles in The Nutty Professor and 10 Things I Hate…
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By Paul Stone On January 14th, 2013
A lot of what we know about the long term affects of traumatic brain injury has been gathered by studying brain of the deceased, and working backwards from there. Very…
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By Paul Stone On January 14th, 2013
Here is a frightening statistic: nearly 90-percent of boxers suffer a brain injury of some extent during their career, according to the Association of Neurological Surgeons. The repeated hits to…
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By Paul Stone On January 11th, 2013
When an athlete suffers a traumatic brain injury, it is recommended they be pulled from play and practice for roughly a week. The idea underlying this suggestion is that TBI…
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