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16 Things About Concussion Parents Need to Know

Know what to do if your child sustains a concussion on the football field, basketball court, skateboarding, or just goofing around.

Pia Pearce on Being Kevin's Mother -- Before and After Brain Injury

Pia Pearce on Being Kevinâ€™s Mother â€” Before and After Brain Injury

After snowboarder Kevin Pearce sustained a severe brain injury, his family pulled together — a tight circle of love, support, and positivity.

The risk of concussion lurks at the Super Bowl – and in all other sports

Football players face each other on a field, photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Sports

Over the past two decades, researchers have gained a great deal of insight into the risks surrounding concussions – some of which has led to sweeping policy changes.

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BrainSTARS: Organization

Parents and teachers of students with organizational weaknesses from TBI need to help them set up and maintain organizational systems.

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Repetitive Head Injury Syndrome

One brain injury can be catastrophic, but multiple injuries can be life-changing, even fatal.

ACTive: Free Concussion Training for Sports Coaches

ACTive: Athletic Concussion Trainingâ„¢: Free Concussion Training for Sports Coaches

An indispensable and absolutely must-use tool for all coaches — from peewee to pro sports.

Concussion management is changing as more research suggests exercise is best approach

Young soccer player winces as she touches her head, consoled by an older woman facing her

Concussion patients were once prescribed rest in a dark room, but in recent years concussion management has literally come out of the dark.

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Women May Be at Higher Risk for Sports-Related Concussion Than Men

Women athletes are 50% more likely than male athletes to have a sports-related concussion. Although more susceptible to concussions, the study indicates that women recover from the injury at the same rate as men.

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Opinion: Surgeon Tackles Brain Injury in Youth Sports

Would you let your young kids play contact sports? Read what one father/pediatric neurosurgeon has to say about sports concussions.

Returning to School After a Concussion

How can I help my child return to school safely after a concussion?

Supporting a student recovering from a concussion requires a collaborative approach among school and health care professionals, parents, and students.

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Ahead of the Game

Learn more about the good and bad news about identifying and treating youth concussions.

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Serious Brain Trauma, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), Found in Young Athletes

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In this case series of 152 contact sport athletes younger than 30 years at the time of death, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was found in 63 (41.4%), with nearly all having mild CTE (stages I and II).

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Adaptive Sports

Adaptive sports often run parallel to typical sports and are adapted for people with disabilities.

How Mobile Technology Helps

Over the past decade, as smartphones, tablets, and all their millions of apps have emerged, opportunities to use these tools have mushroomed. Here are a few examples of the way mobile technologies have helped my clients with brain injury.

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Historic Review of Repetitive Head Impacts and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Two American football players falling mid-tackle

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease associated with a history of repetitive head impacts (RHI). To better understand the strength of evidence underlying the possible causal relationship between RHI and CTE, we examined the medical literature through the Bradford Hill criteria for causation.

Female athletes may be more susceptible to concussion and have prolonged symptoms after concussion

Female athletes are more susceptible to sport-related concussions (SRCs) and experience worse outcomes compared with male athletes. Although numerous studies on SRC have compared the outcomes of concussions in male and female athletes after injury, research pertaining to why female athletes have worse outcomes is limited.

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Acute elevation of serum inflammatory markers predicts symptom recovery after concussion

A study to learn if acute elevations in serum inflammatory markers predict symptom recovery after sport-related concussion (SRC).

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Updated Concussion Treatment Recommendations for Children & Teens

Updated Concussion Treatment Recommendations for Children and Teens

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated its concussion recommendations to support children and teens engaging in light physical activity and returning to school as they recover. The report, revised for the first time in eight years, also advises against complete removal of electronic devices following a concussion.

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How Can Finding Positive Things to Focus on Help with Recovery After Brain Injury?

Dr. Jeffrey Kreutzer explains why looking for positive things after brain injury, instead of focusing on negative things, can help with recovery.

Jeffrey Kreutzer, PhD

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Anxiety & Stress

Depression

Family Concerns

What is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy or CTE?

Dr. Daniel Perl describes chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

Daniel P. Perl, MD

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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

Concussion / Mild TBI

Living with Traumatic Brain Injury

Military & Veterans

Seniors & Brain Injury

Concussion and Sports

Learn how to enjoy sports safely and prevent injury during every season.

What Every Parent and Youth Coach Should Know — and Do

What Every Parent and Youth Coach Should Know â€” and Do

How to recognize when a child may have sustained a concussion on the playing field, and respond appropriately.

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Poll: Majority of Americans Say Sports Concussions are Major Health Issue

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According to a national poll, a majority of Americans say they believe concussions and brain injuries resulting from sports are a major problem and leagues like the NFL are not doing enough to respond.

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Head Games, the Film

A powerful documentary that explores the question, “How much of you are you willing to lose for a game?”

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Ways to Help People with TBI Who Are Unable to Manage Their Finances

Crafting a plan to protect a person with a brain injury from his inability to manage finances while still affording him a degree of freedom and personal control is possible.

Shana De Caro, Esq.

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Finances