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By On June 28th, 2013

Canadian Survey Says a Fifth of Teens Have Had Brain Injury

If a survey of students from Canada is accurate, traumatic brain injury may be much more of a problem than we thought. The study, published as a “research letter” in JAMA, surveyed 62% of students in grades seven through 12 via a computerized questionnaire, aiming to gauge drug and alcohol consumption patterns as well as…

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By On June 27th, 2013

Traumatic Brain Injury is a “Blessing” For One Teen

It is extraordinarily rare that you hear someone call a traumatic brain injury a “blessing,” but for one student in Illinois, his brain injury might just live up to the term. Zak Lampl dove out of bounds for a ball during a freshman basketball game and smashed his head against the stands. The events that…

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By On June 27th, 2013

Students Begin Four Year Study of TBI in Extreme Sports

The dangerous nature of extreme sports is one of the big draws for the thrill seekers that excel at them, but it also interests researchers who are hoping to understand injuries, especially brain injury. Most snowboarders and skiers will attest to having at least one concussion throughout their career, and they occur more frequently when…

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By On June 26th, 2013

Former Boxer Shows Young Athletes The Results of Untreated TBI

We’ve made great strides in improving our understandings of traumatic brain injury and educating many about the effects of an untreated concussion. Almost every athlete in America has to sit through classes and seminars about brain injury, and most are tested before the season begins to help diagnose any brain injuries that occur as soon…

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By On June 26th, 2013

Middle and High School students show high rate of TBI

A study supported by the Canadian Institute of Health Research found that over 20% of Ontario middle and high school students experienced a traumatic brain injury. The data was derived from 8,915 participants who were responding to a survey regarding substance abuse. 56% of the youth who reported experiencing brain injuries stated that they were…

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By On June 25th, 2013

ADHD May Be Related To Longer-Lasting Brain Injury

According to a recent study, children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are much more likely to develop a moderate disability or more significant symptoms following traumatic brain injury. Senior author of the study Dr. Stephanie Greene began the study after noting that “some children with ADHD didn’t recover as well following a traumatic brain injury.”…

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By On June 24th, 2013

A Properly Worn Helmet Is Key To Preventing Brain Injury

Now that summer is really here, it’s hard to go very far in a city without seeing a person riding their bike. Some are on their way to work and others are relaxing while a few train for competitive races. Unfortunately, according to recent statistics a fair amount of these people will suffer traumatic brain…

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By On June 24th, 2013

Diagnostic Indicators for Traumatic Brain Injury

In November of 2011, Dr. Linda Papa, an emergency medicine physician, published a study she completed on utilizing lab testing to screen patients for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).  Dr. Papa discovered that patients with TBI had a significantly higher amount of an acidic protein in their blood than those without TBI. The protein at issue is…

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