Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can be a source of a lot of hardship. Research that supports the correlation between TBI and depression. Depression sometimes goes unnoticed in TBI patients because the symptoms of depression are similar to the symptoms … [Read more...]
Brain Damage Suffered by NFL Players
Some of you may remember Pittsburgh Steeler linebacker Justin Strzelczyk who was killed in a fiery automobile crash in 2004 at the age of 36. Autopsy reports showed that the former football star had a condition similar to that generally found only in … [Read more...]
Memory Loss After Traumatic Brain Injury
Memory loss is one of the most common cognitive side effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Even in mild TBI, memory loss is still very common. The more severe the victim's memory loss after the TBI, the more significant the brain damage will be … [Read more...]
High Schools Paying More Attention to Sports-Related Concussions
Head injuries such as concussions are very common in high school sports, especially contact sports like football. Players often do not display typical symptoms of a brain injury in the days immediately following the injury, but now there is … [Read more...]
NFL Players’ Depression Correlated With Concussions
A recent study conducted by the University of North Carolina's Center for the Study of Retired Athletes indicates the rate of diagnosed clinical depression among retired National Football League (NFL) players is strongly correlated with the number of … [Read more...]