Archive for May, 2012

Ex-Packers Quarterback Majkowksi Joins In Latest NFL Concussion Suit

Posted on May 5th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

A day after Junior Seau’s suicide, more than 100 former NFL players — including ex-Green Bay Packers quarterback Don Majkowski — filed suit in Atlanta against the league, the latest in a string of lawsuits over the issue of concussions and safety. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500290_162-57427518/nfl-faces-new-concussion-lawsuit-by-more-than-100-ex-players/ The latest lawsuit was filed Thursday in..
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Ex-NFL Player Junior Seau’s Brain Will Be Donated For Study

Posted on May 5th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

It turns out that the family of former NFL player Junior Seau, who committed suicide Wednesday, will permit his brain to be examined and studied by researchers, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/05/sports/team-chaplain-says-seau-family-will-donate-brain-for-research.html?_r=1&ref=sports In a story Saturday,  The Times reported that a chaplain for the San Diego Chargers, one..
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Normal after TBI is a Roller Coaster Ride

Posted on May 4th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Normal after TBI is a Roller Coaster: Quinn Part Thirty-One Quinn talks about what he considers normal after TBI and explains how he can help other survivors deal with their normal after TBI. He talks about how normal after TBI is like a roller coaster ride and normal after TBI can be one way today..
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Suicide Victim Junior Seau’s Family May Have His Brain Tested For TBI

Posted on May 4th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

On Thursday every sports writer in America was trying to make sense of the suicide of  “Future Hall of Famer” Junior  Seau.  And most of them were raising the same issue that I raised yesterday: Did brain injury from playing pro ball prompt him to pull the trigger and fatally..
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Fatigue and Sleep after TBI Other Brain Injury Issues

Posted on May 3rd, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Fatigue and Sleep after TBI:Part Thirty Quinn and I discussed his fatigue and sleep after TBI and some of the issues that fatigue and sleep after TBI cause him in his everyday life. We’re almost finished.  We’ve been doing this a long time.  I haven’t asked you about fatigue and sleep after..
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Did Brain Injury Cause Ex-NFL Player Junior Seau To Commit Suicide?

Posted on May 2nd, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

How many more of these suicides will I have to write about? Today, Wednesday, ex-National Football League player Junior Seau apparently killed himself at his home in Oceanside, Calif.  He was only 43, and his death comes less than two weeks after the suicide of another NFL player,  Ray Easterling...
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Reduced Initiative after Severe TBI Another TBI Issue

Posted on May 2nd, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Reduced Initiative after Severe TBI: Quinn Part Twenty-Nine Quinn and I discussed some of the issues he was having with reduced initiative after severe TBI and some examples of this: Do you have difficulty completing a task?  Sometimes yes. Examples of Reduced Initiative after Severe TBI Can you give me an example? ..
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Time Management Deficits after Brain Injury

Posted on May 1st, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Time Management Deficits after Brain Injury: Quinn Part Twenty-Eight Executive functions can be thought of as the brain CEO, the manager of the brain’s resources.  Foremost among managing those resources, is time management deficits after brain injury.  I asked Quinn’s wife about this: Time management deficits after brain injury is a gigantic problem. ..
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