LearningRx1 tbi | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 16

Men take longer to recover from concussion

Jun 26, 2014 by

A new study has found that males take longer to recover from a concussion that females do....

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Social workers can reduce mild TBI decline

Jun 24, 2014 by

A researcher at the University of Washington has found that even a short conversation with a social worker can help significantly reduce the negative effects of a mild traumatic brain injury....

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Tracking selective attention in vets with TBIs

Jun 22, 2014 by

A new study from Boston University has shown why blast-exposed vets may still have auditory deficits, such as those that require them to focus on one sound source and ignore others....

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Large increase in ER visits for TBIs

Jun 19, 2014 by

From 2006 to 2012, ER visits for traumatic brain injuries increased by 30 percent....

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More experienced college football players have smaller brain volume...

Jun 4, 2014 by

College football players who have had concussions and who have been playing football for many years have, on average, less hippocampal volume than those who have only been playing for a few years....

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Older people with migraines may actually have a brain injury

Jun 2, 2014 by

New research published in the American Heart Association’s journal “Stroke” has found that older people (average age 71 in the study) with migraines may be more likely to have a silent brain injury....

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