Can a Set of High-Tech Goggles Identify Brain Injury?
One of the biggest hurdles in properly diagnosing athletes with brain injuries is the desire to outsmart tests or avoid detection in order to stay in the game. However, a…
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NJ Lawmakers Push For Youth Screening Program As Link Between Brain Injury and Crime Strengthens
The collection of data showing a strong link between criminal activity and high rates of brain injury is growing quickly, and lawmakers are starting to take note. Legislators in New…
ReadDondre Ransom: Marine vet taken out of action with TBI from semi-pro football
A former Marine who served in Iraq is fighting to get back in the game after suffering a severe concussion while playing football for the Sacramento Wildcats. Now, hooked to…
ReadNew “Robot” Unveiled To Help Diagnose Concussions On Sidelines
While there are more than a few concussion diagnostic aids coming onto the market in recent months, such as the popular ImPACT Test, few testing devices are quite as unique…
ReadWhat is Post-Concussion Syndrome?
Just about everyone has at least heard of concussions, but far fewer are aware of post-concussion syndrome. The disorder is generally diagnosed when concussion symptoms such as headaches and dizziness…
ReadIs The Proposed NFL Concussion Settlement as Good as It Sounds?
Brain injury professionals have been highly critical of the latest proposed settlement between the NFL and the former players suffering from the debilitating after-effects of exposing themselves to repeated brain…
ReadBrain Injury Puts Young Mississippi Football Player In Critical Condtion
You might expect the collision that puts a football player in critical condition to be something remarkable or notable, but those watching Mississippi senior Peyton Flowers play last week don’t…
ReadDr. Robert Cantu Talks On Brain Injuries In Youth Soccer
Dr. Robert Cantu is widely considered on of the nation’s top experts on concussions and brain trauma, especially within youth sports. As the chief of neurosurgery at Emerson Hospital and…
ReadTBI Linked To Increased Risk of Dementia in Adults Over 55
A study published in JAMA Neurology has found an association between traumatic brain injury and an increased risk of dementia in adults aged 55 years and older. This study is…
ReadVeterans With Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury More Likely To Be Unemployed
It should be no surprise that traumatic brain injuries can cause disability, but the number of US veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars who are unable to work due…
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