Posts Tagged ‘concussion’
Needed: Clear protocols to deal with soccer-related concussions
Uruguayan midfielder stirs debate about concussions in soccer (The Globe and Mail): “The team doctor stepped away from his patient and motioned to the coaches on the far sideline. He rolled his hands one over the other, the signal that the stumbling player beside him, Uruguay midfielder Álvaro Pereira, would have to be substituted. In many sports,…
Read MoreBeyond concussions: football-related hits impact brain’s white matter
Brains of Football Players Don’t Fully Recover During Offseason, Study Finds (Education Week): “Some football players’ brains may not fully recover from hits endured even after six months of no-contact rest during the offseason… imaging scans showed changes
Read MoreUnderstanding the impact of concussions on the brain
What a concussion looks like inside your brain (PBS): “But what happens to the brain right after a concussion? Researchers at the National Institute of Health peered into the brains of mice and watched how a traumatic brain injury progresses over a day.
Read MoreNebraska football team developing 10-minute concussion test
Nebraska to study concussions (ESPN): “…the day is coming when a football player who takes a hit to the head will come to the sideline, take off his helmet and slip on an electrode-covered mesh cap
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