It started with Mike Webster’s brain
The understanding of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy or CTE as the outcome of multiple concussive brain injuries began in 2002 when Bennet Omalu, MD conducted an autopsy of Mike Webster’s brain.…
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Traumatic Brain Injury Newspaper Hits the Streets
In case you haven’t had the opportunity to read Traumatic Brain Injury News, a publication by George Visger, I’ll recommend that you subscribe to this weekly internet based paper. The…
ReadBlast related TBI and Sports concussions: a pathway to CTE
The recent focus on sports-related concussions and the onset of CTE in the later years of athlete’s life continues to make us more aware of the long-term problems associated with…
ReadGeorge Visger – The Visger Group Traumatic Brain Injury Consulting
My football career began at age 11 playing Pee Wee Pop Warner for the West Stockton Bear Cubs in Stockton, CA. During my third year of Pop Warner, I…
ReadUpcoming Film Looks at Future of Football
After seeing only the seven minute trailer for an upcoming documentary film about football, I won’t view the sport the same way again. “Gladiators: The Uncertain Future of American Football”…
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I played for the 49er’s, developed hydrocephalus from concussions during the 81 Super Bowl season and underwent emergency VP shunt brain surgery. My shunt failed 4 months after our Super…
ReadIntroduction of Guest Blogger George Visger
I first met George Visger in 2010 when he responded to a blog I wrote about brain injury and the NFL. He introduced himself as a former NFL player who…
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