All posts in 'Brain Injury'

Ballparks Need To Protect Fans Like Shannon Stone From Fatal Falls

Posted on July 10th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

It’s time for Major League Baseball stadiums to take action to prevent horrendous deaths like the one that took place last Thursday in Texas, where a father plunged headfirst to his death trying to catch a ball for his son. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/09/sports/baseball/grief-and-questions-after-death-at-ballpark.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=josh%20hamilton%20&st=cse  The death of small-town fireman Shannon Stone during a Texas Rangers..
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Call It Karma: Motorcyclist Killed While Protesting Helmet Laws

Posted on July 3rd, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Truth is indeed often stranger than, and more ironic than, fiction. This weekend in Onondaga, N.Y., which is near Syracuse, a motorcyclist who was part of the 11th Annual Helmet Protest Run against helmet laws died, He was killed when he flew over his bike’s handlebars and hit his head..
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Tracking TBI Recoveries Of Congresswoman Giffords and Giants Fan Stow

Posted on June 26th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Two brain injury victims who made national headlines are showing signs that they are on the mend, but it remains to be seen how full their recoveries will be. First of all, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head outside a Tucson supermarket in January, is making progress..
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Alleged Attacker Of Brain Damaged Fan Arrested

Posted on May 30th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Giant Fan Suffered Brain Damage at Dodger Game Sometimes, it looks like justice has a chance of prevailing. I hope this is so in the case of Bryan Stow. Stow, in case you don’t remember, is a San Francisco Giants fan who was brutally beaten at Dodger Stadium in Los..
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Derek Boogaard, Benched By A Concussion, Died Of Drug, Alcohol Mix

Posted on May 30th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard, who was put out of commission in December after suffering a concussion, died of an accidental overdose of the pain killer oxycodone and alcohol, according to authorities. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/21/sports/hockey/boogaard-died-from-mix-of-alcohol-and-oxycodone.html?_r=1&ref=sports Boogaard, a feared player, was discovered dead in his Minneapolis apartment May 13. He was 28. His family..
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New York Ranger Derek Boogaard’s Autopsy Results Will Take Weeks

Posted on May 15th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Unfortunately, it looks like it will some time before we find out the cause of death for New York Rangers hockey player Derek Boogaard, 28, who was found dead in his Minneapolis apartment Friday. On Saturday the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office conducted an autopsy on Boogaard, a fierce and..
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Rangers Player, Convalescencing After A Concussion, Found Dead

Posted on May 14th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Was New York Rangers hocky player Derek Boogaard’s death in any way linked to the concussion he sustained in December? You can bet that’s the question that’s in everyone’s mind after the news broke Friday that the 28-year-old was found dead in his Minneapolis apartment. An autopsy was set for today, Saturday...
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Ex-Chicago Bear Dave Duerson Was Right: He Had Brain Disease

Posted on May 4th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

It shouldn’t have been a surprise to anyone this week when researchers announced the findings of their examination of the brain tissue of ex-Chicago Bears star Dave Duerson: He had chronic traumatic encephalopathy. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/sports/football/03duerson.html?ref=sports CTE, as it is known, is the mentally debilitating disease that’s been found in the brains of nearly two dozen..
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Official Results On Ex-Chicago Bear Duerson’s Brain To Be Released

Posted on May 1st, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Researchers are slated to release autopsy results Monday for ex-Chicago Bear Dave Duerson, who committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest rather than the head so his brain could be studied for disease from football-related injuries, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/sports/football/02duerson.html?ref=sports There will be a press conference at the..
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More Padded Helmet Could Reduce Brain Injury In Soldiers

Posted on April 24th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Traumatic Brain Injury Signature Wound of Iraq and Afghanistan The Los Angeles Times Sunday called tramatic brain injury (TBI) the “signature wound” of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, with 130,000 troops suffering such brain damage. But hope — in the form of a better helmet — may be on the..
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