Archive for November, 2016
By jasonmaddox On November 30th, 2016
The fight over high school football is ongoing, after all it’s the American sport. The reality is that the American sport exposing athletes to high risks of brain injury which may not appear until later in life. We know how boxing has lost it’s fan base and we readily acknowledge the risk of that sport, but somehow football remains immune from players, parents, coaches, fans and school officials accepting the risks of football.
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By Paul Stone On November 29th, 2016
A new study may have made a breakthrough in explaining why soldiers who have experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) also face a high chance of developing depression. With the…
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By Paul Stone On November 28th, 2016
New findings presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) indicate high school football players may develop brain abnormalities related to repeated head impacts…
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By Paul Stone On November 21st, 2016
There is plenty of evidence suggesting women are more vulnerable to concussions and may even respond differently to traumatic brain injury, but you wouldn’t realize that by looking at most…
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By Paul Stone On November 16th, 2016
Dr. Bennet l. Omalu, MD, MBA, MPH, first discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) over a decade ago. However, chances are you hadn’t heard of the neurodegenerative disease until the past…
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By Paul Stone On November 14th, 2016
Researchers have been hard at work identifying potential biomarkers for concussions in hopes that one day a blood test may be used to diagnose brain injuries quickly and accurately. Now,…
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By jasonmaddox On November 10th, 2016
Written by Kristi Whitaker, LMSW, CBIS November is Family Caregiver Awareness Month, and, in honor of that, our Brookhaven’s November Seminar was, “Living with a diagnosis: different perspectives for care…
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By Paul Stone On November 7th, 2016
Every single state in America has established some form of “return-to-play” laws intended to protect young athletes who have experienced a concussion. However, most states have failed to set out…
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By Paul Stone On November 4th, 2016
Kevin Turner was perhaps best known for the years he spent in the NFL playing as a running back. However, Turner – who died in March – was also one…
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By Paul Stone On November 2nd, 2016
The explosive hits experienced by football players may be more headline-friendly, but the truth is most concussions people experience don’t happen on the field. They happen at home, on the…
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