Oklahoma residents may be familiar with a controversial police shooting case in Charlotte, South Carolina. However, they may have missed certain details, such as the effort by the man's wife to advise police that her husband had a traumatic brain injury. The...
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Study finds long-term effects from concussions
Oklahoma residents may be interested in reading about a study regarding the long-term effects associated with concussions. According to a study at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, physicians found that a large amount of student athletes who suffered repeated...
Diagnosing traumatic brain injury in child athletes
Oklahoma residents may be aware that playing contact sports like football or rugby has been linked with degenerative brain diseases like chronic traumatic encephalopathy. While professional athletes have experienced medical professionals ready to help them with the...
Understanding TBI complications in Oklahoma
After a traumatic brain injury, there is a chance for short or long-term complications. The severity of the injury may play a role in the type of and severity of any complications or other effects of the injury. For some, a brain injury may lead to several days or...
Brain injury study scheduled to begin
Oklahoma patients who suffered repeated hits to the head may be interested to learn that a study has been planned to prevent irreversible brain damage caused by chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Brain scans and biomarkers from 240 men will be studied. Half of the...
NFL withdrew $30 million brain damage study donation
Oklahoma football fans may be interested to learn that, according to a report issued on May 23, the National Football League attempted to influence a study that was being conducted on a link between football and brain injuries. The NFL had reportedly agreed to provide...
Traumatic brain injuries and the elderly
Elderly people in Oklahoma and around the country have a higher risk of suffering from traumatic brain injuries and succumbing to them than do younger people. Researchers have studied the risk factors associated with traumatic brain injuries among the elderly in order...
Deep sleep may improve outcome after brain injury
Many Oklahoma residents are aware of the negative effects of traumatic brain injuries. In March, the National Football League acknowledged that there is a connection between frequent head injuries, like those experienced by many professional football players, and...
Brain connectivity after a TBI could explain cognitive loss
It is common for a traumatic brain injury to cause cognitive impairment, which has a negative impact on the quality of life of the estimated 1.7 million people who experience TBIs every year in the United States. Affected individuals and their families in Oklahoma...
Higher concussion risk, longer recovery for women
While there is a great deal of focus on concussions sustained by men during sports, there has been less attention given to the same types of injuries in women. The American Journal of Sports Medicine found that in high school sports, girls get concussion at twice the...