While many people can recognize a concussion when they see it, it can actually be a challenge to define exactly. That’s partially because a concussion is another name for a “mild” traumatic brain ...

This article investigates the causes, treatments, and diagnosis of concussion. Concussion is also known as mild brain injury, mild traumatic brain injury, mild head injury, and minor head trauma. In ...

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Much has been written in recent years about the short- and long-term consequences of concussions sustained in sports, combat, and accidents. However, there appear to be no steadfast rules guiding the ...

Objective Athletes´ concussion knowledge is not optimal which may contribute to underreporting. In our 2018 study of 508 female athletes (age = 26.9, SD = 7.1, 34.5% retired) (Kristjánsdóttir et al., ...

Concussions are common in young athletes but the underlying changes in brain function that occur have been poorly understood. Now, a new study is the first to link changes in brain function directly ...

Athletes do not have the same understanding of a concussion and its effects as the formally accepted medical definition of the condition, study results showed. “This study indicates that researchers ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 2, 2011) -- The Army issued new guidance April 29 that clarifies how Soldiers who've suffered concussive injuries as the result of enemy action might be eligible for ...

As I entered the unknown land of brain injury, I noticed failure abounded. Here, a man tried to resume work when rehab said he'd met his goals and quickly had to quit. There, a woman struggled ...

As I entered the unknown land of brain injury, I noticed failure abounded. Here, a man tried to resume work when rehab said he'd met his goals and quickly had to quit. There, a woman struggled ...