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“the clinical management of concussive
brain injuries is challenging and needs
new technologies to assist in diagnosis
and rehabilitation.”*
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Dazed and confused: sports medicine, conflicts of interest, and concussion management
Abstract Professional sports with high rates of concussion have become increasingly concerned about the long-term effects of multiple head injuries. In this context, return-to-play decisions about concussion generate considerable ethical tensions for sports...
Clinicopathological Evaluation of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Players of American Football
Clinicopathological Evaluation of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Players of American Football Jesse Mez, MD, MS1,2; Daniel H. Daneshvar, MD, PhD1,3; Patrick T. Kiernan, BA1,2; et al Bobak Abdolmohammadi, BA1,2; Victor E. Alvarez, MD1,4,5; Bertrand R. Huber, MD,...
CTE found in 99% of studied brains from deceased NFL players
(CNN) Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE, was found in99 % o f deceased NFL players' brains that were donated to scientific research, according to a study published Tuesday in the medical journal JAMA. The neurodegenerative brain disease can be found in...
Association Between Playing American Football in the National Football League and Long-term Mortality
Question Is regular participation as a player in the National Football League (NFL) associated with long-term mortality risk? Findings In this retrospective cohort study of 3812 NFL players who debuted between 1982 and 1992, there was no statistically significant...
Estimating the Economic Burden Related to Older Adult Falls by State
Haddad, Yara, K., PharmD, MPH; Bergen, Gwen, PhD, MPH, MS; Florence, Curtis, S., PhD Journal of Public Health Management and Practice: May 05, 2018 - Volume Publish Ahead of Print - Issue - p doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000816 Research Full Report: PDF Only Click Here...
Deaths from Falls Among Persons Aged ≥65 Years — United States, 2007–2016
Elizabeth Burns, MPH1; Ramakrishna Kakara, MPH1,2 (View author affiliations) Link to article View suggested citation and related materials Deaths from unintentional injuries are the seventh leading cause of death among older adults (1), and falls account for the...
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Association Between Playing American Football in the National Football League and Long-term Mortality
Atheendar S. Venkataramani, MD, PhD1,2; Maheer Gandhavadi, MD3,4; Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD5,6,7 Abstract Importance Studies of the longevity of professional American football players have demonstrated lower mortality relative to the general population but they may...
Hartley to miss SA tour with concussion
England captain Dylan Hartley will miss their tour of South Africa because of a concussion that will also keep him out of the remainder of Northampton Saints'...
What Happens when you have a Concussion?
Concussion Legacy Foundation Why do some #concussions last longer than others? How does #CTE form in the brain? The Concussion Legacy Foundation @ConcussionLF worked on this video with the team at @TED_ED to help answer some of the biggest questions about concussions...
Symptoms from repeated intentional and unintentional head impact in soccer players
Symptoms from repeated intentional and unintentional head impact in soccer players Walter F. Stewart, PhD, MPH. Abstract Objective: To determine the rate and differential contribution of heading vs unintentional head impacts (e.g., head to head, goal post) to CNS...
Brain Expert Calls for Limit to Contact at Training
Some interesting discussion around brain injury in rugby union and the limiting of impact at training Access the BBC website
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children
Angela Lumba-Brown, MD; Keith Owen Yeates, PhD; Kelly Sarmiento, MPH; Matthew J. Breiding, PhD; TamaraM. Haegerich, PhD; Gerard A. Gioia, PhD; Michael Turner, MD; Edward C. Benzel, MD; Stacy J. Suskauer, MD; Christopher C. Giza, MD; Madeline Joseph, MD; Catherine...
Conflicts of interest in recommendations to use computerized neuropsychological tests to manage concussion in professional football codes
B Partridge, W Hall - Neuroethics, 2014 - Springer Abstract Neuroscience research has improved our understanding of the long term consequences of sports-related concussion, but ethical issues related to the prevention and management of concussion are an underdeveloped...
Repeated head injuries in Australia’s collision sports highlight ethical and evidential gaps in concussion management policies
B Partridge, W Hall - Neuroethics, 2015 - Springer Abstract Head injuries (including concussion) are an inherent risk of participating in the major collision sports played in Australia (rugby league, rugby union and Australian Rules football). Protocols introduced by...
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* *Repetitive impacts key to understanding sports-associated concussions. Source – Trinity College Dublin. Published, Science Daily, 9/9/2019.