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NY Times Misses The Story Of Roethlisberger By Ignoring Brain Injuries

Posted on July 30th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

It’s the brain injury, stupid. That’s what I would say to The New York Times regarding its profile Friday of disgraced Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The story, headlined “A Reputation In Ruins,”  traces Roethlisberger’s life from high school to  the NFL, interviewing his friends and associates. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/sports/football/30quarterback.html?_r=1&ref=sportsThe The article is..
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New Helmet Was A Lifesaver For Olympic Rower

Posted on July 29th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

But Helmet Didn’t Shield James Cracknell From Serious Brain Injury Doctors believe that Olympic rower/adventurer James Cracknell’s new helmet saved his life last week. Cracknell sustained traumatic brain injury after being struck by a truck while cycling in Arizona filming a documentary for Discovery Channel, his wife has disclosed to the press...
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NFL Owns Up To Dangers Of Concussions In New Locker Room Poster

Posted on July 28th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

I wonder to what extent the National Football League has really changed its stance on concussions. The league, long criticized for downplaying and denying the long-term damage of of concussions, is making a poster for team locker rooms that will spell out rather frankly the dangers of brain injury, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/sports/football/27concussion.html?ref=football..
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Critics Blast NFL For Releasing Flawed Helmet-Safety Results

Posted on July 26th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

The National Football League has been trying to show the public and Washington that it is taking brain injury seriously, rather than denying any responsibility or liability for ex-players who end up having some form of dementia  later in their lives.  After trying to rehabilitate its image, the league then made a big blunder. In..
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Student Drowned In Backyard Pool As His Friends Partied

Posted on July 26th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Several days ago, we blogged about the fact that when a person is drowning, they physically cannot scream for help or thrash around to get a lifeguard’s — or anyone’s — attention. The reality is the opposite of whatever you have ever seen about drowning victims in TV shows like “Baywatch” and in films...
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MIT Researchers Find That Gene May Help Slow Down Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted on July 25th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the cruelest maladies that can be inflicted on a person and their family. It can rob someone of not only their memories, but their dignity. And loved ones are tormented as the man or woman they spent their life with doesn’t even know who they are. So..
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Zsa Zsa Gabor: Concussion In Fall That Led To Hip Surgery?

Posted on July 24th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Zsa Zsa Gabor Concussion? Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who may have sustained a concussion when she fell out of bed and hurt her hip July 17, remained in the hospital Saturday in critical condition, The Los Angeles Times reported. http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-zsa-zsa-little-better-20100724,0,3311338.story Gabor, 93, underwent hip surgery at the Ronald Reagan UCLA..
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How A Drowning Really Looks, Not The False Images Of TV And Film

Posted on July 22nd, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

As a brain injury attorney, I know that when a person or child survives after almost drowning it isn’t always a happy ending. Deprived of oxygen for too long a time, would-be drowning victims can suffer severe brain damage.  The way to stop that tragic scenario is to rescue a swimmer as quickly as..
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U.S. Defense Department To Fund $17 Million Study Of Brain Injury Test

Posted on July 20th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

After years of working with traumatic brain injury cases, I’ve often talked about the need for a test that will accurately diagnose concussions and other various levels of brain damage. Now it looks like one may actually be coming in the near future. The Wall Street Journal Tuesday wrote about the new..
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Here’s Wishing 8-Year-Old New Jersey Boxer Would Stay Out Of The Ring

Posted on July 16th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Young boxer Vito Mielnicki, eight year old, is a contender. The boy from Roseland, N.J., hopes to compete for the Junior Golden Gloves title later this month in Las Vegas. Vito, who weighs 57 pounds, was profiled on the front page of  The Star-Ledger of Newark last Saturday. I cringed when..
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