A Brain Going Rogue
Contact sports draw spectators from children to elderly. While some find this entertaining, it is not without risks and potentially high personal costs. Many athletes in contact sports, such as…
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Students & Sports, More to Consider
Recently, I blogged about the military and their testing program for brain injury. Today I learned that high schools may be doing a better job than the military in testing…
ReadAddiction As a Brain Disorder
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) recently released a new definition of addiction that classifies it as a chronic brain disorder, not just a behavioral issue involving problems with…
ReadFootball Highlights Concerns About Multiple Mild Brain Injuries
Concussions while playing football—they just sort of go with the territory, right? Maybe, but there could be dangers in that territory that don’t always get the attention they deserve. While…
ReadDepression & Suicide Among Patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries
After a traumatic brain injury (TBI), patients experience a number of different challenges during the recovery process. In addition to the mental and physical difficulties, patients can experience emotional and…
ReadTBI a ‘Leading Injury’ Among U.S. Soldiers
Service members and their families have a lot to juggle without having to worry about the challenges they might face when a soldier suffers from a head injury during service.…
ReadEver Forget a Familiar Face?
The noted neurologist and author, Oliver Sacks, M.D., is a person with prosopagnosia, in other words an inability to recognize faces. Click here for the interview with Doctors Oliver Sacks…
ReadSuicide and Traumatic Brain Injury
This week I am presenting on the topic of Suicide and Traumatic Brain Injury at the Silent Wounds of War: Addressing the Needs of Our Returning Vets conference in Tulsa,…
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