Concussions among football players age 5 to 14 are higher than previously reported. Five out of every 100 kids who were monitored suffered a football-related concussion, according to new research. The study, by investigators from Seattle Children’s Research Institute and University of Washington Medicine’s Sports Health and Safety Institute, was published in the Journal of… Continue reading Football-Related Concussions Much More Common Than Thought Among Kids 5 – 14
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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
Do Your Grandkids Play Sports? What You Should Know about Concussions
With spring sports like baseball, softball, and soccer coming up, parents and grandparents need to be aware of why concussions are such serious injuries and how they can be treated. Concussions have traditionally been associated with high-impact sports like football, and even in this setting, knocks on the head that don’t “seem” serious have often… Continue reading Do Your Grandkids Play Sports? What You Should Know about Concussions
Post-Concussion Symptoms More Serious in Older People
Older patients recover from concussion more slowly than younger ones, according to new research. Functional MR imaging (fMRI) showed different activation patterns during working memory (WM) performance tasks in younger and older patients, confirming the importance of age in the activation, modulation and allocation of WM processing resources after mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), according… Continue reading Post-Concussion Symptoms More Serious in Older People