All posts tagged 'Concussion and Sport'

Yankee Catcher Tries Helmet On For Size To Ward Off Head Injuries

Posted on March 13th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

New York Yankee catcher Francisco Cervelli is taking a lot of ribbing from his teammates about the new super-sized helmet he’s wearing. But he doesn’t care if he looks funny. After sustaining two concussions, he is opting for safety over vanity. At spring training in Tampa, Fla., Cervelli spoke plainly..
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NFL TBI Hearings – Neurologist Joseph Maroon of Pittsburg Testimony

Posted on January 13th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Among those testifying at Congressional hearings on the NFL and Concussion was Joseph Maroon, M.D., of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The hearings were held in Detroit on January 4, 2010. Maroon is also the Team Neurosurgeon, The Pittsburgh Steelers and has been on..
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Congress NFL Hearings – Dr. Benson Testifies on Neuroimaging Advances

Posted on January 6th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

I began my treatment of the Congressional hearings on the long term brain damage of concussion in the NFL yesterday at my Brain Injury Lawyer Blog – http://www.waiting.com/blog/2010/01/nfl-concussion-hearings-in-congress.html I will continue that discussion on this blog for the next several blogs, as I tackled an even more important topic at..
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Sport Concussion Guidelines Should Apply to Real World Brain Injury

Posted on September 11th, 2009 · Posted in Brain Injury

Continuing with our football quarterback analogy about the difference between confusion and amnesia, lets also focus on another material area where the brain injured athlete gets better diagnostic methods directed towards them than the average member of the public: serial follow-up exams. A little over a decade ago, the Brain..
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