
12/03/2020
University of Michigan researchers, athletes playing a key role in massive study on causes and effects of concussions
Michigan is playing a principal role in the largest concussion study in history.
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Michigan is playing a principal role in the largest concussion study in history.
For many years, researchers have looked for objective measures to help diagnose traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorders.
‘Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior toward concussion in adult cyclists’
Maureen O’Reilly, Susan Mahon, Duncan Reid et al.
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‘A scoping review to explore the experiences and outcomes of younger people with disabilities in residential aged care facilities’ from our journal Brain Injury
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Our recommended reading this week from Brain Injury is ‘The role of sleep deficiency in the trajectory of postconcussive symptoms in adolescents’
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The International Brain Injury Association (IBIA) is dedicated to the development and support of multidisciplinary medical and clinical professionals, advocates, policy makers, consumers and others who work to improve outcomes and opportunities for persons with brain injury.
Our recommended reading this week from Brain Injury is ‘Prevalence of post-concussion-like symptoms in the general population in Italy, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom’
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Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2020 Sep 24. doi: 10.1007/s00701-020-04583-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: To ensure adequate intensive care unit
Our recommended reading this week from Brain Injury is ‘Comparison of early and late depression after TBI; (the SHEFBIT study)’
Rajiv Singh,Suzanne Mason,Fiona Lecky &Jeremy Dawson
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For the first time, researchers demonstrated that quantitative pupillary light reflex (PLR) metrics can be used to differentiate concussed adolescent athletes from healthy athletes.
Participation after traumatic brain injury: the surplus value of social cognition tests beyond measures for executive functioning and dysexecutive behavior in a statistical prediction model from Brain Injury Access here: https://bit.ly/3d9OFIK @tandfmedicine #rehab #braininjury
An MRI upgrade could make it easier for doctors to detect mild traumatic brain injuries with a scan.
Traumatic brain injury is one of the major head injuries seen around the world with limited available therapy. Researchers look into light therapy, which may someday be effective in treating other forms of brain injuries.
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By Jordan Rogers Cronkite News Research into sports-related concussions started with football injuries but has since spread to other activities where hits and falls are routine, such as hockey, soccer and cheerleading. The long-term effects of concussions, however,
Intracranial abnormalities on CT scan in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be predicted by glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) levels in the blood.
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‘Products and activities associated with non-fatal traumatic brain injuries in children and adolescents – United States 2010-2013’
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Kester J Nedd, DO, announces publication of ‘landmark book’ ‘Concussion’
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Former hockey player Chris Boyce shares how exercise has helped him manage the cognitive symptoms of concussion-induced brain injuries.
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/long-term-post-concussion-symptoms
I recently took the deposition of a neuropsychologist who maintained that all patients having sustained a mild traumatic brain injury recover within six months. When presented with recent studies demo
‘Relationship between social cognition and social behaviour following traumatic brain injury’
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For retired Army Captain John Kelly, dog is much more than man’s best friend. His dog, an 88-pound German Shepherd named Ranger, is “a doctor with four legs and a coat of fur.” Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs — a national nonprofit that trains and donates service dogs to veterans
Even mild concussions cause severe and long-lasting impairments in the brain's ability to clean itself, and this may seed it for Alzheimer's, dementia and other neurodegenerative problems.
Good information to share! https://www.mydailytribune.com/news/55472/healthy-words-to-live-by-information-on-concussions
As fall sports kick off in our region, hot topics within sports medicine begin to resurface. One of the most discussed and studied subjects over the last d
In the April 2020 Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT), there was a complete update and recommendations on evaluating and treating patients with concussion/mild traumatic brain injury
Sporting codes are tightening rules around concussions, but with the majority of traumatic brain injuries occurring off the field there's a push for adequate protocols for victims of family and domestic violence.
This edition of Brain Injury Professional is on the topic of "Women vs. Brain Injury"; it is guest edited Katherine Snedaker, MSW.
https://globalnews.ca/news/7307015/traumatic-brain-injury-toronto-doctor/
Just seven years after suffering his own traumatic brain injury, a Toronto doctor is on a mission to promote the positive effects of aerobic exercise -- and raise funds to further research.
Collegiate athletes who had sustained a sports-related concussion were tested at several time points.
https://msktc.org/tbi/factsheets/Returning-To-School-After-Traumatic-Brain-Injury
Parental involvement is critical when a young person is returning to school after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Parents have the most knowledge about their child and are deeply invested in their daughter's or son's well-being and future. Often parents become advocates to ensure that all essential....
TeachAids, an educational nonprofit founded in collaboration with research by Stanford medical, design, and engineering experts, plans to distribute its interactive concussion education module…
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Stress overload and pain common among patients with traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability. Post-injury distress is common, with many individuals experiencing chronic anxiety and
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