New Data Supports Importance of Cognitive Rest for Concussion Recovery
Most current guidelines recommend “cognitive rest” during the initial stages of recovery from concussion. “Cognitive rest” involves limiting activities that require attention and concentration such as...
View ArticleNeuroendocrine Dysfunction following Traumatic Brain Injury: Could This be a...
Recent research has shown that traumatic brain injury, (TBI) including mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), can damage and cause dysfunction in the pituitary gland, a pea-sized gland located in the...
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Concussion as a Medical Diagnosis
Different symptom patterns of concussion depend on the precise nature of the damage to the brain Medical research is increasingly identifying the various ways a concussion can impact the brain and is...
View ArticleThe Promise of An Effective Drug Treatment for TBI
Researchers at the Henry Ford Neuroscience Institute, a leading neuroscience research facility, recently announced the results of research showing that the only drug currently approved to treat the...
View ArticleNew Research Identifies Reliable Biomarker of Permanent Brain Damage...
Findings released on November 25, 2014 in the Journal of Neurotrauma indicate that the presence of a blood protein known as SNTF shortly after a sports-related concussion can predict the severity of...
View ArticleThe verdict is clear: diffusion tensor imaging demonstrates damage to the...
The weight of scientific evidence demonstrates that “diffusion tensor imaging” is an effective tool for demonstrating damage to the white matter of the brain associated with mild traumatic brain...
View ArticleLink between TBI and Alzheimers: The Bad News and the Good News
The latest issue of the Journal of Neuroscience (April 22, 2015) reports on animal research from the University of Kentucky which “adds to an increasing body of knowledge strongly indicating that...
View ArticleA New Paradigm for Understanding Incapacitating Post-Concussion Syndrome
In a study published in April 2015 in the medical journal Brain Behavior and Immunity, a team of Canadian researchers at McMaster University presents a new understanding of the cause of the wide-array...
View ArticleA Surprisingly High Percentage of Uncomplicated MTBIs have Persistent...
The April, 2015 issue of The American Surgeon reports on a retrospective study of 395 patients admitted to the ER following concussions (MTBI, or mild traumatic brain injury). The patients had “normal”...
View ArticleStudy Links Tau Protein with Persistent Post-Concussive Symptoms
Research from the National Institute of Health, published in the August 3, 2015 issue of JAMA Neurology, shows that a protein that was until recently linked only to acute symptoms following traumatic...
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