Sentences with phrase «factor for head injury»

Not exact matches

There's still no word on if this means Garoppolo has the job for good — Beathard's injury was factored into head coach Kyle Shanahan's reasoning for Jimmy G getting the start — but regardless, Sunday will likely be the most excited Sunday of the season so far for 49ers fans.

Factor in a lingering toe injury and a head - to - head matchup with arguably the league's top defensive back (Richard Sherman) and LaFell could be in for a quiet game.

Extreme sports are a significant risk factor for head and neck injuries, according to a study presented at the 2014 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS).

Researchers also discovered that the results stayed the same after adjusting for other factors that could affect risk including smoking, coffee intake and history of head injury.

However, just as with many other forms of stress (complications during pregnancy and birth, drug use, head injuries, etc) that appear to be important in the risk for schizophrenia (especially those who have a family history of the disease), scientists suggest that child abuse may likely also turn out to be a risk factor for some individuals.

Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease are: head injuries, advanced age, smoking, hypothyroidism, low educational attainment, high blood sugar and cardiovascular disease.

There's evidence, for example, that traumatic brain injury is a risk factor for Alzheimer's, because people with head injuries appear more likely to get the disease, but it's never been put to the test.

Even long after the initial injury, inflammation and other factors can cause new problems for head injury survivors.

They were more likely to sustain injuries to multiple body regions, head injuries, and to be severely injured.51 ADHD has been found to represent a risk factor for substance abuse, 47,52 and an investigation of prevalence of ADHD among substance abusers has established that ADHD was significantly overrepresented among inpatients with psychoactive substance use disorder.53 Increased use of health services is also seen in the relatives of individuals with ADHD.