Study: Level I trauma centers boost head injury survival
...tion included patients with everything from simple concussions to fatal traumatic brain injury, and mortality was based on death during hospitalization or within 30 days after discharge. The team "found a small but significant improvement in mortality for head-injured patients transferred to level I centers when...Young athletes' post-concussion migraine may signal greater neurocognitive impairment
...in recent years has shown that even seemingly mild concussions may be more serious than previously thought. These studies have suggested that currently used return-to-play guidelines relating to symptoms, including headache, may be too lenient, often allowing athletes to return-to-play too soon, placing them at ...New study at UNC shows concussions promote dementias in retired professional football players
CHAPEL HILL Repeated concussions brought on by blows to the head during their playi...aid. "Our data suggest that a history of recurrent concussions and probably sub-concussive contacts to the head may be risk factors for the expression of late-life...Mountain bikers are cautioned to ride with care - major injuries do happen
...head injury. The authors reported that as cerebral concussions are not uncommon in mountain biking injuries, a spinal injury must be assumed in an injured biker with abnormal mental status until proven otherwise. The authors conclude that preventable causes of mountain biking accidents can result in serious cerv...NFL players show more rapid recovery from concussions than high school players
...ague (NFL) players showed more rapid recovery from concussions than high school football players in a research st...and longer lasting neuropsychological effects from concussions than the NFL athletes, according to study principal investigator Elliott Pellman, M.D., who is chair...Doctors warn: Do not rely only on what young athletes say when managing concussions
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 11 When it comes to managing concussions in sports, relying only on an athlete's self report of symptoms is inadequate and likely to result in under-diagnosing the injury and the athlete unsafely returning to play following the concussion, warn doctors at the University of Pittsburgh Medica...Concussion in athletes: Can they accurately evaluate their own condition?
... Medical Center compared 122 athletes who suffered concussions with a control group of 70 non-concussed athletes. High school and college athletes in 6 states were studied over a 3-year period. Football players represented the majority (82%) of the concussed group; swimmers were the majority (50%) of the contr...Sports concussion research using fMRI provides insight for safe return-to-play decisions
... 1.4 and 3.6 million sports and recreation-related concussions occur each year, with the majority happening at th...nowledge that mismanagement of even seemingly mild concussions can lead to serious consequences in young athletes. A concussion can occur when an athlete receiv...