Concussion
Tinnitus is common among former NFL players, particularly those with a history of concussion symptoms, new research suggests. The condition was also associated with worse mental health among affected former players. The study was led by Niki Konstantinides, a researcher in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of [...]
Heading a football just once may temporarily release brain injury markers into the blood, a study of amateur male players suggests. The research found greater changes in certain blood markers associated with neural damage the harder and more often players headed the ball. For two of the six proteins tracked, levels rose higher the more [...]
Claude Lemieux’s brain is being donated to Boston University’s CTE research centre, his family said in a statement. The former ice hockey player died by suicide at the age of 60 on Thursday, according to authorities, after serving as the Montreal Canadiens’ torchbearer before a playoff game earlier that week. He played nearly 1,500 NHL [...]
Moderate screen time after concussion was linked to greater improvement in psychological symptoms in adolescents than either low or high use, a study suggests. The research followed adolescents aged 12 to 17.9 years who had sustained a concussion, a mild brain injury usually caused by a blow to the head, and were assessed within 10 [...]
A free concussion mod for an American football video game simulates symptoms on screen to highlight the dangers of staying on the field injured. The mod, called MODDEN 26, was released during Brain Injury Awareness Month by the Derek Sheely Foundation. It depicts common concussion symptoms including blurred vision, dizziness, headaches, nausea, light sensitivity and [...]
Youth American football accounts for nearly one in five traumatic brain injuries linked to sport in children and young adults in the US, a preliminary study has found. Researchers analysed more than 70,000 traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), injuries to the brain caused by a blow or jolt to the head, in people aged 25 or [...]
Eye movement tests may detect brain changes in military veterans more than a decade after concussion, according to new research. The study evaluated 78 military veterans, including 38 with a history of mild traumatic brain injury, often called TBI, a brain injury caused by a blow or jolt to the head, and 40 without. Participants [...]
The brain may reinforce seizures during sleep by treating them like memories, according to new research. A study analysing long-term brain recordings from implanted devices in 11 people with epilepsy found that after a seizure, the brain entered a prolonged deep sleep state similar to how it stores new memories. This process mimics memory consolidation, [...]
Clinical chart reviews suggest adding a rotational chair device to therapy sped concussion recovery up to eightfold in patients with persistent symptoms. Multi-site retrospective reviews examined chronic post-concussion cases treated with GyroStim, a computer-controlled, multi-axis rotational chair, alongside standard rehabilitation. Higher treatment frequency was linked to faster improvement, indicating a dose-response effect. The [...]
A tiny head impact sensor that detects dangerous blows instantly could reshape safety monitoring in sport, transport and other high-risk settings. The device acts like a safety switch that activates in response to sudden acceleration (a rapid change in speed), sensing forces from any direction and gauging their severity in real time. Roughly the size [...]
