Posts Tagged ‘TBI’
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 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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By Paul Stone On December 10th, 2014
While the NCAA has yet to enact substantial concussion protocols throughout college athletics, The Big Ten Conference has announced they would be enacting stricter standards in an effort to better…
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By jasonmaddox On December 4th, 2014
“The whole game needs to change, and, again, I don’t know if anyone’s going to embrace it,” George Visger said in an interview with 19 Action News in Cleveland. Visger…
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By Paul Stone On December 2nd, 2014
Ohio State football player Kosta Karageorge was reported missing last week and was found dead Sunday of what police believe to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. While the suicide of…
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By Paul Stone On December 1st, 2014
Traumatic brain injuries have been linked to many psychiatric disorders and new findings have also found a connection between head trauma and risk of substance abuse in teenagers. According to…
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By Paul Stone On November 25th, 2014
Harry Carson has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame for his career as a linebacker in the NFL, but this week he told Penn State radio station…
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By Paul Stone On November 20th, 2014
When Tracy Morgan left the hospital following a tragic traffic accident in early June, it appeared most of his wounds had healed. As he left a rehabilitation center, he told…
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By jasonmaddox On November 18th, 2014
Last week we posted a blog about Dondre Ransom, a former Marine, father of two and a semi-pro football player who sustained a concussion which has left him blind and…
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By Paul Stone On November 17th, 2014
The effects of traumatic brain injury vary wildly. Some may suffer from headaches and nausea but no last issues, while those who experience moderate to severe traumatic brain injury can…
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