Posts Tagged ‘CDC’
By Paul Stone On September 4th, 2018
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released their first-ever evidence-based clinical guideline for diagnosing and managing concussions in US children. The report includes 19 specific recommendations for…
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By Paul Stone On July 17th, 2018
In the past year, more than 15% of all high schoolers have experienced at least one concussion, according to a new CDC report highlighting the prevalence of brain injuries in…
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By Paul Stone On May 4th, 2016
Everyone knows football fields and war zones are high-risk areas for brain injuries, but new statistics compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that we…
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By jasonmaddox On September 12th, 2013
Here on our NeuroNotes blog, we have been writing quite a bit about the effects of concussion, and specifically about concussion resulting from participation in sports activities. A crucial piece…
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By jasonmaddox On June 4th, 2013
Susan and her friends at college purchased a “designer” drug online. It was legal, so how bad could it be, right? Wrong! Susan began having seizures within minutes of ingesting…
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