All posts in 'Brain Injury'

New York Jets Darrelle Revis Benched For ‘Mild’ Concussion

Posted on September 15th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

As one New York sports writer put it, there is no such thing as a “mild” concussion now in the National Football League. When New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis received a head injury last Sunday in a game against Buffalo, team officials at first totally downplayed the incident and..
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Sex Boosts Smarts On Tests, Several Brain Studies Find

Posted on September 15th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

There’s been a string of separate studies that have essentially come to the same conclusion: Sex boosts your brain and can make you smarter. One of those recent pieces of research found that people with lusty thoughts perform better that those without racy ideas when given analytical problem-solving tests, according..
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Army, NFL Report To Congress On Their TBI Initiatives

Posted on September 14th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Here’s the Army’s and National Football League’s spin on how they’re doing in terms of preventing traumatic brain injury. The military put out a press release this week on a report that both groups made to Congress on Tuesday. http://www.army.mil/article/87297/Army__NFL_report_to_Congress_on_brain_injury_initiatives/ The Army has made more progress in studying TBI in..
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Now He Has One, Sunday He Didn’t: NY Jets Revis And Concussion

Posted on September 11th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

First the word was that New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis didn’t have a concussion. Now it turns out that he did. In the fourth quarter of the Jets’ winning game Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, during a tackle Revis was kicked in the head by a teammate, Bart Scott,..
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A’s Pitcher Brandon McCarthy On The Mend Soon Out Of Hospital

Posted on September 10th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy may be released from the hospital soon, and has accepted the apology of the player who struck him in the head with a line drive last week, according to the San Francisco  Chronicle. http://blog.sfgate.com/athletics/2012/09/10/brandon-mccarthy-makes-more-progress-might-go-home-soon/ McCarthy, who underwent surgery on his brain last week, walked down..
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Sheboygan Man Dies Of Fatal Head Injury In Wisconsin Factory

Posted on September 10th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

A Sheboygan man died of a fatal head injury Monday in an industrial accident at a local factory, according to WISN.com http://www.wisn.com/news/south-east-wisconsin/ozaukee-washington/Man-killed-in-Cedar-Grove-industrial-accident/-/10151118/16549618/-/dh0tlk/-/index.html#ixzz266G43iAi The victim, Lemuel Aguirre, was killed at a foundry, Willman Industries, on South Main Street in Cedar Grove, Wis., WISN.com reported. The Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department was called..
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Helmet-To-Helmet Collision Gives Tulane’s Devon Walker Fractured Spine

Posted on September 8th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Helmet-to-helmet collisions don’t just cause traumatic brain injury in football. Tulane University safety Devon Walker suffered a fractured spine Saturday during a game against Tulsa. Walker and his teammate Julius Warmsley had an accidental head-to-head hit during one of the game’s plays, according to the New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/tulane-safety-devon-walker-injured-helmet-to-helmet-collision-teammate-game-tulsa-article-1.1154913..
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Oakland A’s Pitcher Brandon McCarthy Tweeting After Brain Surgery

Posted on September 8th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

We will soon see if Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy, who underwent surgery last week after being hit in the head with a line drive, is out of the woods. Doctors have informed McCarthy’s team that the first two or three days after a traumatic brain injury are the most..
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Former NFL Players At High Risk for Alzheimer’s And ALS

Posted on September 7th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Here’s yet another study on how former National Football League players fall victim to neurological diseases more often than the general population — three to four times more. It all adds insight as to the long-term effect of concussions on athletes. The most recent research tracked more than 3,000 ex-football..
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A’s Pitcher Brandon McCarthy Recovering From Head Injury Surgery

Posted on September 6th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy, who underwent surgery after being struck in the head by a line drive Wednesday afternoon, was alert and seemed to be showing progress as of Thursday night, according to a press release from the team. In its statement Thursday, the A’s said that the 29-year-old..
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