Maybe it’s not just “a bump to your head”
In a recent poll conducted by National Public Radio (NPR) one in four people have experienced a concussion. Almost 80% sought medical treatment and a significant number of people experienced…
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There’s Nothing Mild About Mild Brain Injury
Mild Brain Injury is a misleading concept which remains a subject of concern for brain injury researchers and clinicians. A study from the University of Glasgow and the University of…
ReadLong-term study of TBI in Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Facing Funding Problems
The long-term study of brain injury in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans remains unfunded and limited in its scope. The 273,000 troops identified by the military with brain injury will need…
ReadA Single Concussion and Lasting Effects
Of the 1.7 million individuals who have a brain injury each year, approximately 75% are categorized as “mild”. What we’ve come to discover is that the effects of these so-called…
ReadIt’s Not Just Football
With the recent NFL suicides and the focus on the exposure of football players and their exposure to multiple brain injuries, we need to remain mindful that there are other…
ReadAnother Football Death via Suicide, Possible TBI
Junior Seau’s suicide via a gunshot to his chest mirrors Dave Duerson’s death. Was Junior preserving his brain for study to determine if he had Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)?…
ReadFamily Physicians at the Frontline for Veterans Returning with Brain Injuries and PTSD
As soldiers return from Iraq and Afghanistan, most will resume their lives in the civilian world, returning to family, friends, jobs and community. Approximately one of three veterans will…
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