About 20 percent of patients may show mental-health symptoms up to six months after suffering a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), according to a new study. The study was supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The findings were published in JAMA Psychiatry.… Continue reading Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Vulnerable to Mental-Health Issues
Category: Concussions and other common head injuries
Doctors Fail to Flag Concussion Patients for Critical Followup
Although there is increasing evidence of the long-term effects of concussion, more than half the patients seen at top-level trauma centers may fall off the radar after diagnosis, putting at risk the treatments for these long-term effects. A nationwide study, led by scientists at the University of California San Francisco and the University of Southern… Continue reading Doctors Fail to Flag Concussion Patients for Critical Followup
The Complex Link Between The Brain and Concussion
Although the connection between a hard hit to the head and a concussion seems straightforward, in fact the linkage is anything but simple, according to new research. The finding, from investigators at Stanford University, was reported in Physical Review Letters. Combining data recorded from football players with computer simulations of the brain, a team working… Continue reading The Complex Link Between The Brain and Concussion
Traumatic Brain Injury: FDA Research and Actions
What you need to know about traumatic brain injury, from the experts at the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA): A car accident. A football tackle. An unfortunate fall. These things—and more—can cause head injuries. Head injuries can happen to anyone, at any age, and they can damage the brain. Here’s how damage can happen:… Continue reading Traumatic Brain Injury: FDA Research and Actions
Soccer Ball Heading May Cause Concussion Symptoms
Frequent soccer ball heading is a common and under recognized cause of concussion symptoms, according to a study of amateur players led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY, and published online February 1st 2017 in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. A release from the… Continue reading Soccer Ball Heading May Cause Concussion Symptoms
Longer, Intense Rehab Boosts Recovery After Stroke and Brain Injury
Cognitive and functional recovery after a stroke or traumatic injury requires intense rehabilitative therapy to help the brain repair and restructure itself. February 2016 findings by researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that not only is rehabilitation vital – in an animal model, rats with cortical injury that did not… Continue reading Longer, Intense Rehab Boosts Recovery After Stroke and Brain Injury
Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Had a Constant Headache for Two Weeks and Her Pupils Are Not the Same Size, Third Week
Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. The first week of this riddle, the patient reported her symptoms to her PCP. The doctor proceeded with… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Had a Constant Headache for Two Weeks and Her Pupils Are Not the Same Size, Third Week
Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Had a Constant Headache for Two Weeks and Her Pupils Are Not the Same Size, Second Week
Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. Last week, the patient reported her symptoms. The doctor proceeded with the examination using the components of the… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Had a Constant Headache for Two Weeks and Her Pupils Are Not the Same Size, Second Week