Though researchers are becoming increasingly aware of the long-term effects of head injury, few studies have looked at the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in all age groups, including males and females, taking into account both mild and serious events. In a recent study published in Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic researchers applied a new, refined system for classifying injuries c... (read more)
Soccer players who use their head to work the ball may be at risk for white matter abnormalities similar to those seen in traumatic brain injury (TBI) -- but only beyond a certain threshold, researchers said here. In a small study of amateur soccer players, those who headed the ball more than 1,320 times per year had a greater likelihood of tiny changes in white matter as measured on diffusion tensor imaging, ... (read more)
Many parents will soon hear from their pediatricians that bumper pads should not be used in cribs because babies can suffocate against or be strangled by the popular bedding product. The American Academy of Pediatrics set the guideline for its physicians as part of updated policies to create safer sleep environments for babies and reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS. By stating that ... (read more)
A significant cause of disability and death is a traumatic brain injury. The long-term effects have been to shown to include things like seizures, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, a variety of psychiatric disorders, and general gradual decline of cognitive function. How about strokes? A group of researchers in Taiwan used a national database of medical illness to look at this very question. They found... (read more)
Techniques being used to treat psychological lapses from traumatic brain injuries, the signature wounds suffered by troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, appear to be helpful, but lack rigorous scientific support, a government-appointed panel reported Tuesday after completing the most comprehensive analysis of the evidence to date. The report, completed by the Institute of Medicine at the request of the Defense Departme... (read more)
Kids are active. They like to go outside and play (at least I still think they do). So what happens if a child falls and hits his head? Or lets be realistic... let's say he had his friend throw his Xbox controller at his head really really REALLY hard. Scared mom understandably takes him to the emergency room. Chances are he will hopefully have a normal CT scan. But should the ED d... (read more)
Head injury refers to trauma of the head. This may or may not include injury to the brain. However, the terms traumatic brain injury and head injury are often used interchangeably in medical literature.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_injury
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