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By jasonmaddox On January 12th, 2015
You would think that George Visger would be vehemently anti-football considering his multiple brain surgeries as a result of football-related concussions. But, instead Visger still loves football and just wants…
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By Paul Stone On January 8th, 2015
A new traumatic brain injury diagnosis tool may be available for widespread use in the near future as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Defense Automated Neurobehavioral…
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By Paul Stone On January 6th, 2015
A recent study published in the Journal of Neurotrauma has found military veterans with both post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) have poorer mental health outcomes…
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By Paul Stone On January 6th, 2015
New research could lead to a large shift in how teens with mild traumatic brain injuries are treated, as a study has found extended rest provides little benefit in recovery.…
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By Rolf Gainer On January 5th, 2015
Dr. Danny G. Thomas, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, conducted a study involving the amount of rest needed by children who experienced a concussion, but…
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By Paul Stone On December 24th, 2014
Oklahoma may have avoided winter weather for the most part, but with Christmas tomorrow, cold weather isn’t far away. Winter is a particularly risky time for brain injury as wet…
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By Paul Stone On December 22nd, 2014
A brain injury treatment program originally created to help military veterans with traumatic brain injury is being expanded to include retired professional football players. The Eisenhower Center’s “After the Impact”…
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By Paul Stone On December 18th, 2014
The football season may be winding down, but concussions happen all year. While the majority of brain injuries are the result of accidents such as car accidents or falling, there…
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By Paul Stone On December 16th, 2014
According to a new report published on-line in Journal of Neurosurgery, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have developed a new technology capable of identifying the location and impact of…
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By Paul Stone On December 13th, 2014
A new survey finds nearly 17 percent of adults in Ontario report having experienced a traumatic brain injury that left them unconscious for five minutes or required overnight hospitalization, according…
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