Seau with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy I’d like to say that this news is a surprise, but of course it isn’t. Brain specialists have determined that former NFL linebacker Junior Seau, who committed suicide in May, had the degenerative brain disease that’s been discovered in literally dozens of deceased players —..
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Doctors need guidelines and tools to help them properly manage concussions, according to a recent study. “A study of physicians’ knowledge of and attitudes toward concussion management practices points to the need for improved concussion-specific training and infrastructure to support optimal patient care,” The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) said..
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A Florida brain-injury treatment center, accused of abusing and neglecting patients, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to Bloomberg News. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-05/florida-brain-injury-facility-files-for-bankruptcy.html The Florida Institute of Neurologic Rehabilitation (FINR) and three sister companies filed papers with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Tampa on Friday. Bloomberg News said that according..
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Arizona Mandates Concussion Treatment As part of a special project, Arizona is the only state in the nation where emergency responders have been specially trained to treat traumatic brain injury, or TBI, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). The department announced Monday that “if you suffer a..
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The state of New Jersey had agreed to pay $125,000 to a plane crash victim who lay badly hurt and unconscious for hours because State Police refused to immediately conduct a search for the fallen aircraft, according to The Star-Ledger of Newark. http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/01/nj_plane_crash_survivor_awarde.html Two people were killed in the May..
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was released Wednesday night from the hospital where she was being treated for a blood clot between her brain and her skull, and she supposedly is “eager” to return to work. I don’t know if that’s a wise idea. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2013/01/202437.htm The former First Lady was..
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This nightmarish case study will hopefully prove to be a teachable moment for youth athletes. The Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics this week outlined a case where a 17-year-old high school football player, who had sustained a concussion, went back to practices before he had fully recovered. He ended up having..
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There’s been quite a bit of speculation regarding the blood clot that was discovered near Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s brain, a condition she remains hospitalized for at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. She is being treated with blood thinners to dissolve it. The first statement put out..
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The parents of former Cincinnati Reds player Ryan Freel, who committed suicide Dec. 22, have agreed to have his brain tissue tested for a degenerative disease that has been found in athletes who sustained repeated head injuries during their careers, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/31/sports/baseball/game-not-known-for-ferocity-claims-a-casualty-who-was.html?_r=0 It appears that..
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Critics of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton chided her, and downplayed the seriousness of her injuries, when she sustained a concussion earlier this month. They claimed she was just looking for an excuse to duck testifying before Congress about the attack on our diplomatic mission in Libya, where Ambassador Chris..
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