Traumatic Brain Injury
Conference Coverage
More years of ice hockey play tied to higher CTE risk
Each additional year of ice hockey play increased the risk for CTE by 23%.
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Concussion increases risk of mental health issues in children
“Studies have shown that even a single psychoeducational session early after a concussion can minimize prolonged recoveries.”
Literature Review
MRI is key to diagnosing CTE in living patients?
The findings represent an important first step in diagnosing CTE, but is the conclusion ‘overstated’?
From the Journals
Posttraumatic epilepsy is common, even after ‘mild’ TBI
“This prospective observational study confirms the epidemiologic data that even after mild brain injury, there is an increased risk for epilepsy...
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Adolescents who exercised after a concussion recovered faster in RCT
FDA/CDC
FDA clears first mobile rapid test for concussion
Eye-Sync is a virtual reality eye-tracking platform that provides objective measurements to aid in the assessment of concussion.
From the Journals
Young Black and White athletes differ in how they recover from concussions
Understanding these differences may serve to provide better and more personalized intervention and management strategies.
Livin' on the MDedge
Gray hair goes away and squids go to space
Also, a new source of vanilla and a visit to the brain bank.
Literature Review
Many comatose TBI patients recover consciousness during rehab
“Caution is warranted in consideration of withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining therapies in patients with severe TBI and disorder of...
Conference Coverage
A new biomarker of traumatic brain injury?
“Von Willebrand factor may be more specific for acute injuries, given that it does not seem to stay chronically elevated.”
From the Journals
Neurologic disorders ubiquitous and rising in the U.S.
Most of the rise in disease burden could be attributed to population aging, while age-standardized figures showed stroke and dementias to be level...