Concussions: What To Look For When Your Athletes Suffer A HeadInjury
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Broken BrilliantPosted
Sat 07 Nov 2009 10:02pm
Tagged: brain damage, Brain Injury, concussion, education, headinjury, HeadTrauma, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, sports concussion, sports...
Great post over at Varsity Parenting
Headinjuries are serious business – we’re talking about the brain here! Every athlete will respond differently from a blow
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Paucis Verbis card: Pediatric blunt headinjury
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Michelle LinPosted
Fri 05 Feb 2010 12:00am
-important brain injuries after headtrauma: a prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2009 Oct 3;374(9696):1160-70.
See other Paucis Verbis cards.
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In this installment of the Paucis Verbis (In a Few Words) e-card series, the topic is Pediatric Blunt HeadTrauma .
This a particularly relevant topic given the recent
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Mental Health Problems as a Result of HeadInjury
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Jeremiah D.Posted
Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:52pm
As anyone who has worked in correctional psychology knows, headinjuries are often the underlying cause of both cognitive deficits and behavioral difficulties in offenders... and impact of headinjuries. According to the article, headinjuries may be more common than originally thought, may have delayed impact in terms of symptoms (including cognitive
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HeadInjuries Can Come Back to Haunt Us
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Carol Bradley BursackPosted
Thu 14 May 2009 4:31pm
. Part of the injury was because he smacked his forehead and face against a post. While he was worried about the cuts, scrape and bruises, I was worried about a concussion. I was worried about closed headinjury. I was thinking of my dad.
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HeadInjuries and Long-Term Problems
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Dr. Charlotte ThompsonPosted
Sat 20 Feb 2010 6:46pm
The online HealthDay reporter, Steven Reinberg, reported on an interesting study that Dr.Carol DeMatteo of Ontario, Canada did on headinjuries in children. He notes that the doctor puts the blame on parents for not taking headinjuries, particularly concussions, seriously. I find this to be a strange position for a physician to take. I don't believe
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HeadInjury After Motorcycle Officer Struck by SUV
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Victoria PowellPosted
Mon 01 Mar 2010 12:00am
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A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a Cape Cora, Fla., police officer after he suffered severe headinjuries during... headinjuries. The recovery is long, slow, and life altering. Not only is the individual affected by the injury, but also the family, friends, and co-workers. Memory deficits
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Out Of Iraq Emerges Hope For Those With Severest Of HeadInjuries
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Rudy S.Posted
Mon 29 Sep 2008 4:09pm
Very interesting article hopefully the experiences described in this article will lead to better treatments of brain injury for everyone in the future Link: Out Of Iraq Emerges Hope For Those With Severest Of HeadInjuries.
There may be more hope than has been recognized for some people with severe brain injuries, according to a U.S. neurosurgeon
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Cell phones, headinjury, neurological problems
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Dr. John Z.Posted
Fri 14 Nov 2008 12:03pm
Different writers have speculated over the last few years about whether cell phones increase the risk of developing a brain tumor. The majority of studies that have been published in scientific journals do not have sufficient evidence to show that cell phones increase the risk of brain tumors. The problem is that cell phone technology [...]
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