Changes in Developing Brains Seen in Young Football Players
However, researcher are not yet clear if these structural changes are lasting or meaningful.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
It’s a Dirty Game: MRSA in the NFL
Recently, New York Giants wide receiver Daniel Fells was diagnosed with a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. Fells has since been sidelined for the rest of the season. The Giants are taking aggressive precautions to stop the spread of infection among players, including conducting consultations with infectious disease specialists.
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: The Research Continues
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is defined as a progressive degenerative disease of the brain often found in athletes (and others) with an associated history of repetitive brain trauma.
Neuroimaging Findings Generally Nondiagnostic in Children and Adolescents
Researchers from the Canada North Concussion Network in Manitoba examined neuroimaging studies obtained in children and adolescents with sports-related concussions and found that the images appeared normal in 78% of cases. Detailed findings of this study are reported and discussed in “Neuroimaging findings in pediatric sports-related concussion” by Michael J. Ellis, MD, and colleagues, published today online, ahead of print, in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.
Are Super Bowl Fans at Risk? Measles Outbreak Concerns
This year we can add something new to the mix, a Super Bowl alert for measles, after a warning that about 1000 people in Arizona may have been exposed to a measles outbreak.
Marshawn Lynch Doesn’t Have a Social Anxiety Disorder
After spending Media Day on Tuesday repeating that same line, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch caused much more of a frenzy than he could have ever imagined, and he didn’t know why.
Drinking Too Much Water Can Be Fatal to Athletes
The recent deaths of 2 high school football players illustrate the dangers of drinking too much water and sports drinks, according to Loyola University Medical Center sports medicine physician Dr. James Winger.
Researchers Find Evidence Brain Changes Can Result From Participation in One Year of Contact
The impact of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), TBI, concussion and other head injuries associated with contact sports is a critical area of research within the field of neurosurgery. Today during the 82nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), researchers led by Alexander K. Powers, MD, presented the results of a study to determine the cumulative effects of head impacts as they relate to changes in the brain absent of concussion.
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