Concussion is a trauma-induced change in mental status, with confusion and amnesia, and with or without a brief loss of consciousness. A concussion occurs when the head hits or is hit by an object, or when the brain is jarred against the skull, with...
Concussion is a change in mental status caused by trauma (shock). It is accompanied by confusion, loss of memory, and, sometimes, loss of consciousness. A concussion occurs when the head hits or is hit by an object. A concussion can also occur when...
The gridiron is becoming a new scientific laboratory, as football helmets fitted with the type of chip that gives the Nintendo Wii its motion-sensing magic help doctors study concussions. Simbex, a Lebanon, N.H., company that develops technologies focused on sports injuries and rehabilitation,...
BACK WHEN RICK MIDDLETON WAS SKATING FOR THE BRUINS, HE AND HIS TEAMMATES WERE SO MYSTIFIED BY THE HEAD INJURIES THEY WERE GETTING THAT THEY WEREN'T SURE WHAT TO CALL THEM. So they simply said they'd gotten their bells rung. And they...
An unusual study by doctors treating blast victims at a field hospital in Iraq has found that ruptured eardrums may help reveal which troops are at risk of hidden brain injury.The finding is important because many such brain injuries have been missed in the past,...
