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Symptoms Of Head Injury - Articles
‘Your Life After Trauma’ Radio: Trauma & Head Injuries
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Michele Rosenthal
Posted
Thu 04 Aug 2011 7:00am
It’s common to have a head injury and ignore it. We’ve witnessed the deaths of actress Natasha Richardson and Oxyclean spokesman, Billy Mays, due to unattended injuries related to head injuries. With this show we’re seeking to highlight what happens during a head trauma and what survivors need to know in order to regain optimal he ...
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Mental Health Problems as a Result of Head Injury
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Jeremiah D.
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Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:52pm
As anyone who has worked in correctional psychology knows, head injuries are often the underlying cause of both cognitive deficits and behavioral difficulties in offenders (not to mention rampant ADHD). Both PsychCentral and Neurological Correlates have reviews of a really good article in the Wall Street Journal regarding recent research into ...
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How to Recover from a Sports-Related Head Injury
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Kodjoworkout
Posted
Sun 26 Aug 2012 11:30am
Head injuries, primarily concussions, are one of the greatest dangers in sports. From boxing, where athletes exchange blows to the cranium, to soccer, where players hit the ball with their skull, athletes regularly risk head injuries. Even in more mundane sports, such as c ...
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Paucis Verbis card: Pediatric blunt head injury
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Michelle Lin
Posted
Fri 05 Feb 2010 12:00am
In this installment of the Paucis Verbis (In a Few Words) e-card series, the topic is Pediatric Blunt Head Trauma .
This a particularly relevant topic given the recent press and discussions about CT irradiation and the cancer risk especially in pediatric patients. It's also relevant since Dr. Nate Kuppermann (UC Davis) just gave Grand Round ...
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Patwari Academy videos: Pediatric head injury - To CT or not?
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Michelle Lin
Posted
Sun 10 Feb 2013 12:00am
When would you obtain a CT for a pediatric patient who sustained a head injury? This is a nice review, based on the 2009 Lancet PECARN study.
In case this video doesn't play correctly, use this YouTube link .
See also the PV card with the PECARN algorithm .
Reference
Kuppermann N, et al; Pediatric Emergenc ...
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Sequelae and Intervention Following Head Injury
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Broken Brilliant
Posted
Fri 08 Jan 2010 12:00am
A great section from Neuropsychology and the Assessment of Mild to Moderate Head Injury by Dennis P. Swiercinsky, Ph.D. Note: “Sequelae” means
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
I usually call them “after-effects”. My comments are in italics below.
A mild head injury, such as from ...
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2,000 players unite in suing NFL over head injuries
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Dr. Brian M.
Posted
Thu 07 Jun 2012 2:09pm
CNN reports today that a unified lawsuit on behalf of more than 2,000 National Football League players has been filed against the league in federal court, alleging that the NFL failed to acknowledge and address neurological risks associated with the sport and then deliberately failed to tell players about the risks they faced. The complaint u ...
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Head Injuries and Seizures in Dogs and Cats
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Dr. Patty Khuly
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Thu 27 Dec 2012 6:00am
The link between head injuries (specifically traumatic brain injuries) and subsequent development of seizures in people is clear. So, I was surprised to learn that, until recently, no similar studies have been done in dogs and cats. I’d have thought that with the number of cases of hit-by-car, high-rise syndrome, etc., that we vets see, someone w ...
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More Kids Who Play Basketball Suffering Head Injuries
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Medline Plus
Posted
Mon 13 Sep 2010 6:00am
While other types of injuries have declined, concussions have gone up 70 percent, study finds
Monday, September 13, 2010
MONDAY, Sept 13 (HealthDay News) -- Children's basketball may be getting rougher or the kids may be bigger, but either way the number of head injuries is soaring, researchers report. ...
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