LearningRx1 concussion | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 19

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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1 in 5 students (in 7th-12th grade) have had a TBI

Jul 6, 2013 by

The statistic is astounding: 1 in 5 students in 7th through 12th grade (in Ontario) have experienced a traumatic brain injury at some point in their life. Soccer and ice hockey accounted for more than half the injuries....

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