Post-concussion syndrome

not useful in predicting short- or long-term outcomes in sports related concussion. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more sensitive than CT, but the correlation between focal structural lesions detected by conventional MRI is controversial since T1- or T2-weighted MRI images may not be sensitive to the neuropathology of milder injuries There has been increasing interest in diagnosing and prognosticating after concussions using susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)

Concussion Repercussions Contact sports like football, boxing, wrestling, and hockey have health risks associated with repetitive head trauma that can produce concussions. Players of these types of sports are at a significantly higher risk for developing long-term brain damage and cognitive impairment later in life. A concussion is a subset of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and results from shaking the brain within the skull. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (the “AANS”) has defined

Football Concussions The Problem A lot of people suffer concussions and don't even know it. It is a crazy thing and happens most often in football. But can happen in any sport. About 67,000 concussions happen yearly in high school football and they are not hitting as hard as a NFL player so the difference is probably very different. It says optimality 4 concussions happen yearly on a high school football team. Problem Statement Some people suffer memory loss and crazy things and they don't even

prevent so called concussions in the sport of football. They have not had huge success but have had little gain in ways to help prevent them. The NFL has been the target for the cause of concussions. Even though it is the players who cause them on one another. Concussions can be very minor to very severe. Although there is no cure for concussions scientist believe they will eventually find a way to cure them. Concussions in football are starting to be seen more often. Concussions are the swelling

Concussions are injuries to the brain that can be caused by any significant blunt force trauma to the head such as a fall, car accident, being struck on the head with an object, or sports injury. Sports are second only to motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of traumatic brain injury particularly among people who are 15 to 24 years old (Solomon, 2006). Pediatric physicians care for a significant number of patients who are involved in sport-related activities in schools or clubs, however most

Chronic encephalopathy (CTE) is a form of a neurodegenerative disease that results from recurrent concussions or mTBIs. As a result, the long-term prognosis of such injury can often lead to an early onset or impairment in overall cognitive functioning, as well as an increase or development of psychological or psychiatric disorders. Some of the more common symptoms associated with CTE generally include difficulty with collective and recollective memory, a decline in cognition, increased or sudden

Football-related concussions in youth football and the NFL Concussions are rapidly becoming more and more of a concern in sports today. This is especially true in the sport of football, youth, amateur, and professional. What is a concussion? How do they happen? A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that occurs when the head is impacted, hit, struck, or shaken. Inside the skull, this violent movement of the brain is very detrimental to the brain itself. When a concussion occurs the brain literally

Archie said, “I wish I’d played my whole career in flag football..Peyton Manning is having the season of his life at thirty-seven after recovering from neck surgery and owns forty-one individual NFL records and counting”([The Washington Post]”Youth football concussions can be prevented: Ask Archie Manning and Tom Brady Sr. how”, Jenkins). In conclusion, preventing the collision-tackle aspect in football being played in

The application of scientific knowledge to understanding the impact of concussions on mental health is critical for providing appropriate clinical diagnosis and treatment. Concussions vary in severity and can have debilitating effects that result in post-concussion syndrome. Having had personal experiences with brain injury, I know how difficult it is to witness deterioration of mental abilities and to cope with the stress of healing. I have always been interested in studying the complexities of

Have you ever wondered the side effects of hard contact hits in high impact sports like football? High impact hits is when you collide heads with another player while playing the sport. In my opinion, I think there should be more rules or equipment to prevent these hard hits because you can have memory problems, you can get severe headaches for the rest of your life, and they can lead to depression. 2 severe side effects of high impact hits can be bad headaches for the rest of your life and chronic