LearningRx1 TBI/Concussion | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 23

Assessing cheerleaders’ concussions

Sep 6, 2013 by

When assessing cheerleaders’ concussions, neurocognitive testing is more accurate than self-reporting. The ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) was able to better detect and measure post-concussion abnormalities....

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Sports medicine physician says kids shouldn’t play football...

Aug 21, 2013 by

Dr. Pietro Tonino of Loyal University Medical Center is advising parents not to let their kids play high school. He says it’s just not worth the risks – especially long-term consequences of injuries sustained even during youth. Compared to...

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New method to measure cumulative effect of head hits in football...

Aug 18, 2013 by

There’s a new metric called RWE (Risk Weighted Cumulative Exposure) that can determine a football player’s concussion risk. RWE measures the frequency and magnitude of all impacts. A recent study of high school football players found that impact frequency...

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NHL concussions not reduced by bodychecking rules

Aug 17, 2013 by

Despite new rules regulating contact to the head, there hasn’t been a decrease in the number of concussions in the National Hockey League. In a recent study, researchers found that 64 percent of the concussions were caused by body-checking,...

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TBI recovery affected by JNK3 expression

Aug 5, 2013 by

In the early states of a traumatic brain injury, the JNK3 expression was downregulated. This downregulation of JNK3 expression seems to promote the recovery of brain function of a TBI....

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Concussion testing affected by lack of sleep

Aug 4, 2013 by

Athletes who underwent baseline concussion testing did not score as high on 3 out of 4 ImPACT evaluations if they didn’t get enough sleep the night before. They showed more symptoms if they slept fewer than 7 hours. This...

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Children with TBI more likely to be disabled if they have ADHD too...

Jul 9, 2013 by

Children who experience a mild traumatic brain injury are more likely to be moderately disabled if they also have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Other factors, such as age, sex, hospital length of stay, mechanisms of injury, etc. were controlled...

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