by American Academy of Neurology Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study suggests that people with mild traumatic brain injuries may be more likely to have cognitive impairment, cognitive decline or both one year later, compared to people who were not injured. The research is published in the February 16, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the...
by Children’s Hospital Boston Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Concussion can be frustratingly hard to diagnose and track. The injury doesn’t show up on routine brain scans, and there is no definitive diagnostic test. It’s usually diagnosed based on symptoms, and, in athletes, comparison with baseline testing if it was done. But concussion symptoms are non-specific,...
by Purdue University The Reflex product suite from brightlamp, a Purdue University-affiliated company, allows a broad spectrum of medical professionals to securely capture critical diagnostic pupillary light reflex data. Reflex was used to perform a retrospective clinical review of patients cared for in neurological clinics. Results were published in the peer-reviewed journal Life. Credit: Image provided...
by Jim Fessenden, University of Massachusetts Medical School Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A clinical trial of 125 young adults shows that those who limited screen time for 48 hours immediately after suffering a concussion had a significantly shorter duration of symptoms than those who were permitted screen time. These findings, published in JAMA Pediatrics, offer the first...
by Jim Fessenden, University of Massachusetts Medical School Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A clinical trial of 125 young adults shows that those who limited screen time for 48 hours immediately after suffering a concussion had a significantly shorter duration of symptoms than those who were permitted screen time. These findings, published in JAMA Pediatrics, offer the first...
MURDOCH CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE IMAGE: A THIRD OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS DEVELOP A MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM AFTER A CONCUSSION, WHICH COULD PERSIST FOR SEVERAL YEARS POST-INJURY. CREDIT: BEN HERSHEY A third of children and adolescents develop a mental health problem after a concussion, which could persist for several years post-injury, according to a new literature...
by Amy Norton (HealthDay)—After a concussion, women may be at heightened risk of lasting physical and mental symptoms, a new study finds. The study of 2,000 concussion sufferers found that women were more likely than men to still have some symptoms one year later. The problems included fuzzy memory and difficulty concentrating, as well as...
by Tim Sullivan, Harvard Medical School Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain While chronic neurological effects from concussion have been widely studied, little is known about possible links between concussion and long-term medical and behavioral comorbidities. A retrospective analysis published Jan. 15 in the Journal of Neurotrauma found that people who had a concussion also had increased risks for poor...
WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH November 5, 2020 – Studies using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a noninvasive technique, to help veterans and active-duty service members living with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other lasting consequences of concussion have shown promise. However, there’s an urgent need for studies designed to address the unique patterns of post-concussion symptoms...
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM IMAGE: UVA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE RESEARCHERS JOHN LUKENS, PHD, AND ASHLEY BOLTE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT CONCUSSIONS AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES, EVEN WHEN MILD, CAUSE SWELLING THAT BLOCKS THE BRAIN’S ABILITY. UVA researchers have discovered that concussions and traumatic brain injuries, even when mild, cause swelling that blocks the brain’s ability...
