TBI Can Be Costly, Even Years Later
The personal costs of traumatic brain injury can be devastating. Disability, mental and emotional changes that can be potentially long-lasting, and relationship strain are just a few ways the injury…
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NFL’s Concussion Protocol Sidelines Michael Oher for Six Months (So Far)
There are plenty of reasons to be critical of the NFL’s concussion policies. From the number of high-profile players who manage avoid the concussion protocol when they are obviously injured…
ReadDecade Long Study Shows Female Soccer Players Are At Highest Risk For Concussions
Football continues to hog the spotlight when it comes to concussions, but a new report from the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons shows female soccer players…
ReadCTE Research Faces a Difficult Future But Athletes Are Helping By Donating Their Brains
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has become a hot-button topic in both the medical and sports communities as the link between the permanent brain disease and repeated head impacts gradually becomes…
ReadTackling Education May Protect Young Athletes From More Severe Concussions
Across the country, schools have adopted regulations dictating what happens to young football players after they are believed to have experienced a concussion. But, many schools and sports organizations have…
ReadAnother Pro-football Great Stricken with ALS
Dwight Clark, a retired San Francisco ’49er, has come forward to indicate that he has ALS or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis which is the neurological disease often called “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”.
ReadRay Ciancaglini “Keeps on Punching”
Ray Ciancaglini is a wonderful friend to us here at NeuroNotes. Ray is a tireless advocate for concussions awareness and prevention of The Second Impact Syndrome. A retired boxer living…
ReadStudy Identifies Children At Risk For Disability After TBI
A single symptom following traumatic brain injuries in children may be key to identifying those most at risk for disability as they grow, says a new study from researchers at…
Read“Microwave Helmet” May Help Evaluate Traumatic Brain Injuries
A new “microwave helmet” may be able to quickly identify bleeding in the brain after a traumatic brain injury, according to a small study recently published in the Journal of…
ReadNFL Tight End Jordan Cameron Retires Over Concussion Concerns
Miami Dolphins tight end Jordan Cameron seemed determined to return to the NFL next year, but after four concussions he has decided it is time to call it quits. “I…
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