Concussion

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I'd recommend this book to anyone who is living with concussion/brain injury and also to family and friends of the victim. The second front in which Laskas succeeds -- and which really serves as the heart of the book --is in describing the specific findings Omalu made over the seven years to help raise awareness of the impact of this disease on many retired NFL players; and in how, instead of his findings being welcomed by the NFL and its appointed doctors, his findings were "marginalized" by many and completely rejected by others.

The body on the slab in front of him belonged to a fifty-year-old named Mike Webster, aka “Iron Mike,” a Hall of Fame center for the Pittsburgh Steelers, one of the greatest ever to play the game. In the hospital, a CT scan of the head is the radiographic study of choice for a quick evaluation to exclude neurosurgical emergencies. As a matter of fact, the NFL did not come to publicly acknowledge the link between concussions sustained in football and CTE until December 2009, seven years after Omalu's discovery.Our cookbook contains 16 easy-read recipes, making cooking simpler by including tips, symbols and tick-off instructions. Bob Cantu's new book, which he co-authored with sports journalist Mark Hyman, is just the latest in a slew of concussion books that I have read and reviewed over the past couple of years.

The overall incidence and prevalence of CTE are unknown, and at present, CTE can only be definitively diagnosed with a neuropathologic examination. I put a hand to the back of my head, a little to the left, where I had landed with such jarring force. However, other medications that may alter a patient’s cognitive function, sleep patterns, or mood are not advisable as they may mask symptoms of a concussion.One of the most feared and concerning complications of a concussion, although rare, is a second-impact syndrome. Providers often consider a direct, traumatic blow to the head as a significant cause of a concussion.

Establishment of a multidisciplinary concussion program: impact of standardization on patient care and resource utilization. Building on the work of Vaishnavi and Rao's best-selling book The Traumatized Brain, this guide is filled with practical information and tips for coping with concussion, injury from a stroke, and other brain injuries.Omalu, I’m going to ask you to speak into the microphone so all the members of the jury will be able to hear you. Concussions (also known as mild traumatic brain injuries) are prevalent, occurring even during everyday activities. Understanding and Living Well with Post-Concussion Syndrome also explains the importance of sleep and diet, and includes significant psychological and emotional support for mental wellbeing and recovery, a support that is often missing from the clinical pathway for post-concussion syndrome.

Becoming an expert in death would seem to be a counterintuitive move for a physician, a person committed to saving lives. Concussion shares both Michael’s and Frankie’s honest accounts of what this condition has meant for them. Assessment of a patient with a possible concussion should include gathering information on the mechanism of injury, the symptoms the patient is experiencing, the timing of symptom onset, and the severity and persistence of symptoms.Concussion, even in its mildest form, can have lasting effects on the individual in a way we’re only just beginning to understand.