They argue that, contrary to popular belief, a one-size-fits-all approach to concussion treatment does not work, since individuals respond best to targeted interventions based on their specific clinical profile of symptoms and impairment. Learn how to maximize your recovery from the effects of brain injuries with the guidance of Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD, and Vani Rao, MBBS, MD, two leading medical experts with extensive experience helping patients recover from concussion and other brain injuries. Imaging modalities can be employed to rule out other injuries that may mimic the signs or symptoms of a concussion. Establishment of a multidisciplinary concussion program: impact of standardization on patient care and resource utilization.

In fact, in less time than it takes to read this sentence, three Americans will experience a concussion. Es reicht ein wenig Internetrecherche und man kann auch leicht selber nachvollziehen, was aus den genannten "Stars" wurde.What sets the book apart, in my view, and where it breaks new ground only comes in the last 100 or so pages, which tells the story of how Dr. Bennet Omalu, a Nigerian-born forensic pathologist who was the first to uncover findings and to publish his results of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in American footlball players while working in the Allegheny County Coroner's Office in Pittsburgh, PA. He hasn’t smoked in years, hasn’t even thought about it, but right now a cigarette might be a terrific help. Formerly a Contributing Editor at Esquire, her sto

Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions about Memory Loss and Dementia, he was the founding director of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry and the first holder of the Richman Family Professorship. Now he’s in America, in 2008, stuck in a boiling hot courtroom in Pittsburgh, and it feels like everything is once again about busting loose from the pettiness, the corruption, and the wicked tendencies of man.

I put a hand to the back of my head, a little to the left, where I had landed with such jarring force.

Davis GA, Purcell L, Schneider KJ, Yeates KO, Gioia GA, Anderson V, Ellenbogen RG, Echemendia RJ, Makdissi M, Sills A, Iverson GL, Dvořák J, McCrory P, Meeuwisse W, Patricios J, Giza CC, Kutcher JS. It was the repetition of blows to the head during practices and matches, commonly suffered by players in this contact sport.

Now in a fully revised and expanded second edition, this comprehensive text remains a timely and major contribution to the literature that addresses the neuromechanisms, predispositions, and latest developments in the evaluation and management of concussive injuries. This book is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.

The Sideline Concussion Assessment Tool 5 (SCAT5) is one of the most commonly used tools for a concussion assessment, particularly by athletic trainers and sports medicine providers to assess athletes on the sideline after a potential head injury. He played rugby union for Australia at under-19 level before playing for the England national team as a flanker.Bob Cantu's new book, which he co-authored with sports journalist Mark Hyman, is just the latest in a slew of concussion books that I have read and reviewed over the past couple of years. What Omalu discovered in Webster's brain--proof that Iron Mike's mental deterioration was no accident but a disease caused by blows to the head that could affect everyone playing the game--was the one truth the NFL wanted to ignore.