Posts Tagged ‘traumatic brain injury’
By Paul Stone On January 13th, 2016
This football season has seen more reported concussions than any season since Frontline began formally tracking NFL-related concussions in 2012, but many are taking this as good news. You might…
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By Paul Stone On January 11th, 2016
Awareness of CTE and the long-term consequences of repeated head trauma has been steadily rising as the NFL’s concussion crisis – and the accompanying Hollywood blockbuster about the crisis –…
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By Paul Stone On January 5th, 2016
Concussions in football have been in the headlines quite a bit lately thanks to the “concussion crisis” in football and the new movie starring Will Smith, however the latest news…
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By Paul Stone On December 30th, 2015
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is considered the “signature injury” of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan due to the huge number of soldiers returning home with documented brain injuries. However,…
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By jasonmaddox On December 22nd, 2015
On behalf of the editors and writers of NeuroNotes, I want to say “thanks” to our readers for following our blogs and participating with your comments and “likes”. Please…
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By Paul Stone On December 21st, 2015
As football has brought the long-term risks of brain injury into the limelight, it has helped researchers better explore and understand concussions through increased funding for research projects. However, most…
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By jasonmaddox On December 21st, 2015
Access to peer support resources can greatly improve the lives of people living with brain injury disabilities. Peer support programs can be found through the state and provincial Brain Injury…
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By Paul Stone On December 16th, 2015
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are notorious for the high rates of brain injury in the veterans who returned home. Estimates suggest as many as one in five soldiers…
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By jasonmaddox On December 14th, 2015
The holidays can be overwhelming for those without the added challenge of the effects of brain injury. Our friends at the Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa recently published a list…
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By Paul Stone On December 14th, 2015
In the past few years, much attention has been paid to the long-term mental and physical risks of traumatic brain injury, especially in football. In the noise, it can be…
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