In a randomized clinical trial, researchers sought to determine the effect of screen time during the first 48 hours following a concussion on the duration of concussive symptoms.
Repetitive head impacts in youth tackle football are not associated with adverse cognitive and behavioral outcomes.
Researchers sought to determine whether cardiopulmonary and cerebrovascular responses during acute bouts of exercise in adolescents and young adults with and without a concussion, exacerbated symptoms.
Cluster analysis applied to data from children hospitalized with acute neurologic injury supports the current paradigm that physicians use to diagnose abusive head trauma.
In a systematic review and meta-analysis, researchers assessed and summarized the evidence for nonpharmacologic interventions to treat persistent postconcussion symptoms.
During 2018, there were 223,050 nonfatal TBI-related hospitalizations, which occurred most often among persons aged 75 years or older.
In 2020, 6.8% of US children aged 17 years and under had ever had symptoms of concussion or brain injury, with increased likelihood among non-Hispanic White children.
Antemortem white matter hyperintensities are associated with neuropathological changes among athletes exposed to repetitive head injury.
Cognitive problems observed in specific cognitive domains in young veterans with mTBI are similar to those seen in older patients with early-stage PD.
The link between head injury and dementia risk is not straightforward, but a neurologist and neuropsychologist discuss potential mechanisms and prevention efforts that can help increase awareness and minimize cognitive problems.
