The Concussion Recognition & Response education app is now available free of charge for download through the Apple App Store and Google Play for use on your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android device, or tablet, its creator PAR said Thursday. http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/29/5691399/concussion-education-app-now-available.html The CRR app helps coaches and parents recognize the..
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The new music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra has cancelled his appearance this Saturday at Tanglewood, Mass., after suffering a concussion from an accident at his home, according to The New York Times. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/andris-nelsons-withdraws-from-tanglewood-performance-after-concussion/?smid=nytimesarts Andris Nelsons’s appearance at the music venue would have been his first since his appointment..
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Why are people so stupid? During the Billboard Music Awards, the singer Miguel took it upon himself to leap across the stage, over the audience, in a showy stunt. But he didn’t leap quite far enough. During the event, televised by ABC, Miguel landed in the crowd. His leg hit..
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A mother who was hit by a falling sign at an Alabama airport Friday remained unconscious and in intensive care, while one of her sons was recovering from a concussion sustained during the accident, according to Newser.com. One of the woman’s other sons was killed in the freak incident, and..
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Former Green Bay Packers linebacker George Koonce joined experts with the Medical College of Wisconsin for a panel held at Marquette University focusing on concussions and their impact on athletes. “I know when I played, a lot of coaches, administrators and players looked at it as being soft – because..
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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Craig Part Five Craig discusses with us regarding his daughter and niece that were in the accident with him and their mild traumatic brain injury. Both his daughter and his niece went un-diagnosed at the time of the accident. His niece had a mild concussion and..
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, recuperating from a virus, fainted and sustained a concussion, the state Department said Saturday. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/12/202094.htm “While suffering from a stomach virus, Secretary Clinton became dehydrated and fainted, sustaining a concussion,” the statement said. “She has been recovering at home and will continue to be..
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Elizabeth Concludes with – The Puzzle of Mild TBI http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/puzzle-of-disability-from-the-milder-tbi/ Elizabeth’s story exemplifies the all too common occurrence of a second less severe injury (i.e., concussion) producing a greater disability than an earlier more severe brain injury (i.e., coma and brain surgery). This segment explores possible explanations. Elizabeth’s..
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“There is no such thing as a minor concussion.” – American Academy of Neurology. The AAN defines concussion as a “alteration of mental status due to a biomechanical forces affecting the brain.” The AAN definition does not require a loss of consciousness. The AAN guidelines, break down concussion into three..
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Emergency Room Misdiagnosis I have become increasingly frustrated by the prevalence of missed diagnosis of brain injuries. Seemingly several times a month, I come into contact with another client whose brain injury was not diagnosed in the emergency room. Despite significant symptoms of a brain injury, survivors are discharged with..
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