Fred Mueller has a tough job for a compassionate man: He runs the National Center for Catastrophic Injury Research at the University of North Carolina. In that role, Mueller collects information on sports injuries and accidents. Most recently, he was on the case of a high school linebacker in Kansas City who collapsed and..
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Pittsburgh Steelers fans are either very forgiving, have short memories or approve of taking advantage of young drunk women in the bathrooms of bars. In any event, the fans welcomed shamed quarterback Ben Roethlisberger — some even seeking his autograph — back to team practice with cheers and open arms Saturday, according to..
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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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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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Central Park in Manhattan is an oasis amid concrete, a place where people go to sunbath or exercise, and families trek for fun. Unfortunately, a recent visit to the park turned out to be tragic for a New Jersey family, and the father is getting ready to sue New York City...
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I’d like to think that one day I won’t have to write another one of these types of blogs. But today is not that day. On Monday mixed martial arts fighter Michael Kirkham died of a brain hemorrhage that he sustained Saturday during his professional MMA debut. His death is under investigation..
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There’s been a settlement in a case involving a Lansing, Mich., boy who sustained traumatic brain injury during a boxing match. http://www.freep.com/article/20100616/NEWS06/100616115/Boxing-club-settles-lawsuit-over-Lansing-boy-s-injury The negligence lawsuit had been filed in 2008 by the family of Juan Contreras against the Crown Boxing Club in Lansing and its affiliate, USA Boxing, which governs amateur boxing. The amount..
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Brain injuries can happen when we least expect them, not just during combat and football, but in the most non-threatening and seemingly safe environments. So it was for Wendy Whitehead. The first San Angelo Colts baseball game she ever went to was also her last. The 39-year-old woman, while spending a pleasant Friday evening..
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It sounds unbelievable, and even doctors said they thought it was a joke. But there is a unique phenomenon where those who sustain a traumatic brain injury wind up speaking with a foreign accent. The Washington Post recently did a story on Foreign Accent Syndrome, which the paper described as a “a rare and little-understood..
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Another tragedy has struck a young football player on the field. Dylan Steigers, a 21-year-old Eastern Oregon University football player, died a day after he sustained brain injuries after being struck in the head during a scrimmage Saturday. Steigers, who had been a football star at Sentinel High School in Missoula,, Mont., walked off the field..
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