Dr. Elizabeth Pieroth Explains How The NFL Handles TBI
There’s a lot of speculation about just how well the NFL is managing its players’ safety in the wake of very high profile traumatic brain injury research through the past…
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Inducing Hypothermia May Prevent Long Term TBI Damage
It has been recently proven that chilling the brain immediately after traumatic brain injury can reduce the long-term damage and even prevent death in patients with brain swelling. Now, STV…
ReadThe History Of TBI In The NFL
The NFL has been under attack because of the well documented number of brain injuries athletes are dealing with, and the long-term health problems that come from them. I’ve spoken…
ReadPresident Obama Expresses Concern About TBI in Football
You know traumatic brain injury has becomes a major topic when the President is commenting on it. President Obama was speaking to The New Republic magazine when he expressed concern…
ReadAre The New CTE Findings Really “The Holy Grail”?
The news that a group of researchers at UCLA have found a protein in the brain of living patients linked to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is being treated as…
ReadPortable Tool Identifies Brain Injury On The Spot
Time is of the utmost importance when diagnosing brain injury and concussions, yet until now, there have been few objective ways to identify these conditions besides asking the patient a…
ReadYoung Athletes Risk Serious Injury By Playing Post-TBI
When people think about concussions or traumatic brain injury, the most widely held assumption is that it requires hitting your head against something else, whether it be the ground, or…
ReadUCLA Researchers Identify Protein Linked To CTE In Living Patients
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy has been making headlines ever since it was discovered that most of the brains submitted to brain banks by deceased NFL players showed signs of the disorder.…
ReadDoD Speaks On PTSD And TBI Treatment Plan
The Defense Department seems to be doubling down on making sure veterans and soldiers returning home are getting the mental health care they need. On January 15th, a top DoD…
ReadUnderstanding Why Brain Injuries Are Called ‘Invisible Injuries’
Anyone who has ever had a brain injury understands exactly what is meant when brain injuries are called the “invisible injuries.” You look the same, and everything on the surface…
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