Archive for July, 2013
By Paul Stone On July 31st, 2013
There is constant news coming out about traumatic brain injury, especially focusing on the diagnosis and management of the injuries to minimalize or prevent the more severe secondary injuries that…
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By Paul Stone On July 30th, 2013
Over 3.5 million people suffer traumatic brain injuries every year. That is more than breast cancer, HIV, and multiple sclerosis combined (1.6 million), according to the most recent data from…
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By Paul Stone On July 29th, 2013
Parents worry much more about concussions than their children. As parents who are educated on brain injury, we are aware of the long-term effects possible and fret while our children…
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By jasonmaddox On July 29th, 2013
Patrick Larimore, a UCLA football player, made a tough decision to give up college football and his dream of playing in the NFL after sustaining his sixth concussion. Patrick started…
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By jasonmaddox On July 29th, 2013
During my years of working exclusively with disabled veterans, my work brought me to homeless shelters, drug courts, veteran’s courts, prisons and county jails, and working with prison re-entry. My…
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By Paul Stone On July 25th, 2013
Most people have heard about the concussion controversy in the NFL and NCAA, but we generally like that think that a combination of new regulations and continued research breakthroughs will…
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By Paul Stone On July 24th, 2013
Malcolm Gladwell has been a longtime New Yorker staff writer as well as the author of best-sellers The Tipping Point and Outliers about American college football. That means he has…
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By Paul Stone On July 23rd, 2013
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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By Paul Stone On July 22nd, 2013
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…
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By Paul Stone On July 22nd, 2013
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…
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