Traumatic Brain Injury
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Mild aerobic exercise speeds sports concussion recovery
Subsymptom levels of aerobic exercise shortened recovery time, compared with stretching, in adolescent athletes.
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Race/ethnicity, other factors predict PTSD and depression after mild TBI
Patients with mild traumatic brain injury who are black or have a history of mental illness are at greater risk of developing PTSD, depression.
Conference Coverage
Survey Identifies Variations in Management of Pediatric Posttraumatic Headache
CHICAGO—Child neurologists differ in their approach to diagnosing and managing posttraumatic...
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Comorbid TBI & PTSD raise the risk for sleep disturbances, pain
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AAP advises moderate physical, cognitive activity after sports concussion
A clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics counsels children to return to reduced activities post concussion versus total rest.
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Concussion/TBI linked to suicide risk, meta-analysis suggests
Risk of suicide was doubled in persons who experienced a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) earlier in life, according to results of...
Literature Review
Can biomarkers detect concussions? It’s complicated
BY JIM KLING
Literature Review
CDC Publishes Guideline for Diagnosing and Treating Pediatric mTBI
The CDC has developed a guideline for the diagnosis and management of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in children....
Literature Review
Does TBI Increase the Risk of Suicide?
Residents of Denmark who seek medical attention for traumatic brain injury (TBI) have an increased risk of suicide, compared with the general...
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TBI linked to increased suicide risk
The sheer size of the study and the length of follow-up are among the study’s many strengths.
Conference Coverage
Neurofilament Light Concentration Indicates Repetitive Concussive TBI
LOS ANGELES—Plasma levels of neurofilament light indicate repetitive concussive traumatic brain injury (TBI) and axonal injury,...