Canadian Doctor Offers Six-Step Plan For Concussion Management
Currently, the recovery plan for the common types of concussions doctors see in emergency rooms is simple: rest. Rest your brain and rest your body, stay away from bright lights…
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The NCAA Responds to Brain Injury Lawsuit
The NFL isn’t the only football league in the United States grappling with a troublesome brain injury lawsuit. While the NFL and its players are sent to mediation to settle…
ReadAn Objective Way To Measure The Risk of Brain Injury
We know that high-impact sports athletes are at a high risk for brain injury, but there has never been much of an objective way to identify the actual risk these…
ReadMilitary Brain Injury Study
Taking a play from the playbook of the National Football League, the US Military has created a “Brain Bank” repository program for the study of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in…
ReadColor Changing Patches Can Be Used To Diagnose TBI From Explosions
Researchers have been hard at work on using the newest technology and data to help diagnose brain injuries, but a new tool aimed at identifying potential brain injuries from bomb…
ReadLack of Sleep May Mess With Concussion Assessments
The amount of sleep you have the night before may impact how well a concussion test works, according to the results of a large study, reported by Med Page Today.…
ReadIt May Not Be Safe To Drive After Brain Injury
Driving after a concussion may be dangerous to yourself and other drivers around you according to a new study out of the UK. As The Almagest reports, individuals who resume…
ReadRise in Brain Injury ER Visits Causes Alarm for CDC
A recent increase in sport-related brain injuries among youth athletes is causing U.S. health officials to call for public policy changes, supported by the reduction in head-trauma deaths from motor…
ReadBoston Hospitals Okay TBI Brain Injury Study Without Patient Consent
As soon as next month, patients brought to emergency departments at Massachusetts General Hospital or Boston Medical Center to be treated for traumatic brain injuries could be enrolled in a…
ReadThe CDC Foundation Releases New Concussion App and Website
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that more than 170,000 young athletes every year are taken to their local emergency department for a possible sports or recreation-related…
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