Ice hockey accounts for nearly half of all traumatic brain injuries (TBI) among children and youth participating in organized sports who required a trip to an emergency department in Canada, according to a new research from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. http://www.stmichaelshospital.com/media/detail.php?source=hospital_news/2013/20130328_hn The results are part of a first-of-its-kind study..
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A jury awarded a New Jersey man $583,764 for brain injuries he sustained when he was hit in the head by a garage door at a country club, according to The Record of North Jersey. http://www.northjersey.com/news/crime_courts/Paterson_man_awarded_more_than_500K_in_Preakness_Hills_lawsuit.html Kenyatta Parsons, 38, of Paterson as part of the verdict was awarded $150,000 for..
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South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson, who had a major brain hemorrhage in 2006, Tuesday announced that he will not seek re-election in 2014, according to the Associated Press. http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/26/3306874/sd-sen-tim-johnson-retirement.html One of the reasons Johnson, 66, cited was his struggle to recover from the brain injuries he suffered seven years ago...
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Those cold sores that pop up every once in a while may be more than an annoyance. The virus that causes them, as well as other viral or bacterial infections, may be associated with cognitive problems, according to a study published in Tuesday’s print issue of Neurology, the medical journal..
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Brain abnormalities present at birth and others that develop over time may be linked to migraines, according to a new study just published online in the journal Radiology. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-03/rson-msb031913.php First of all, let’s define a migraine: It is a throbbing headache sometimes accompanied by nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light...
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A mother who was hit by a falling sign at an Alabama airport Friday remained unconscious and in intensive care, while one of her sons was recovering from a concussion sustained during the accident, according to Newser.com. One of the woman’s other sons was killed in the freak incident, and..
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A new study has found that what is often diagnosed in brain trauma patients as diffuse axonal injury may in fact be bleeding, according to Clinical Psychiatry News. http://www.clinicalpsychiatrynews.com/news/neurology/single-article/vascular-injury-common-in-mild-tbi/560180a7b00e7e6676ea50fa4ba761fb.html The findings of the study, conducted by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, were presented last week at the..
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The National Football League this week made a rule change that has some players and fans griping. In a 31-1 vote, the league voted to bar ball carriers and defensive players from putting their heads down to initiate contact with the crown of their helmets once they get in the..
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There’s been a lot of news in the past week about potential tests to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, with the latest coming from Quest Diagnostics. Quest and its unit, Athena Diagnostics, unveiled their test at the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting this week in San Diego. http://newsroom.questdiagnostics.com/2013-03-18-Quest-Diagnostics-Launches-Dementia-Diagnostic-Panel-First-in-Industry-for-Treatable-Forms-of-Cognitive-Impairment-Based-on-Medical-Guidelines In..
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With so much bad news coming out about Alzheimer’s disease recently, it’s a relief to hear that there appears to be progress on the concussion front. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona say they may have found a key to developing an accurate biological test for concussions, according the..
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