Sentences with phrase «following head injury»

We see patients who struggle with anxiety, depression, emotional and cognitive issues following head injury.

The Glasgow Coma Scale is a system that evaluates a person's conscious state and level of consciousness following a head injury.

This is likely the case in many auto - immune conditions, especially following a head injury.

These cases are usually discovered by accident — when a brain scan is performed following a head injury, for example — and regular checkups to monitor the aneurysm's growth are generally all that's needed.

I know many patients who started having severe immune dysfunctions and autoimmune conditions following a head injury in a car accident.

Cooling the brain helps to reduce the build - up of pressure inside the head, which is strongly linked to long - term disability and death following head injury.

Huddersfield defender Tommy Smith has been discharged from hospital following a head injury suffered in Saturday's 2 - 1 defeat to Leeds.

Burkina Faso's defender Yacouba Coulibaly reacts as he resumes play following a head injury during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group A football match between Gabon and Burkina Faso at the Stade de l'Amitie Sino - Gabonaise in Libreville

Even if they feel fine, it is important for people to seek medical attention following head injuries.

Not exact matches

The Belgium international suffered what looked a bad head injury in the recent draw against Southampton at Old Trafford, and missed his side's following game at Everton.

Originally a question mark heading into the first game of the playoffs, Tampa's Steven Stamkos has been confirmed for the Thursday night matchup following an injury to end his regular season.

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Despite recent media attention on concussions and other brain trauma, the majority of football injuries occur in the lower extremities, with injuries to the knees reported to be as high as 36.5 percent, followed by up to 18.8 percent for ankle injuries, up to 13.3 percent for shoulder injuries, 11.8 percent for head injuries and 7.2 percent for neck injuries.

@DarkPope — the paragraph suggests that lemar to arsenal becomes more likely following injury to mbappe; i disagree, the lemar transfer nothing to do with injury to mbappe its to do with having his head turned, regardless, by arsenal's offer (s).

And in some ways, that has happened, in that defensively we seemed to be all at sea last season, until realising that the absence of the wise old head of Per Mert and the continuing frustrating injuries affecting Kozzer, AW decided to change to a three at the back, primarily until the injured CBs returned to the roster the following season at which time he would review which formation fitted the team the best.

However, in this particular case, the club was dealing with a player who had previously been forced to take time out of the sport after suffering a number of head injuries in short succession and even if they followed the correct procedures, surely common sense dictates extra caution would have been wise.

Rather than dip his toe in the water following his recovery from a serious knee injury, though, Besic jumped straight in at the deep end, head first.

It is understood that, the Gunners» head coach is hoping to add further options at defence following Per Mertesacker's injury setback in pre-season.

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Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason has thanked Arsenal goalkeeper for the support offered following his serious head injury last season.

Real Madrid attacker Gareth Bale has wished Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason a speedy recovery following his horror head injury.

The clash between Chelsea and Hull City at Stamford Bridge on Sunday was marred by a serious head injury suffered by Tigers midfielder Ryan Mason following a nasty collision with defender Gary Cahill just 21 minutes into the game.

The program must include the following: (1) the recognition of the symptoms of head and neck injuries, concussions, and injuries related to second - impact syndrome; and (2) the appropriate amount of time to delay the return to sports competition or practice of a student - athlete who has sustained a concussion or other head injury.

Concussion and Sports - Related Head Injury: Code 18 -2-25a (2013) requires the governing authority of each public and nonpublic elementary school, middle school, junior high school and high school, working through guidance approved by the department of health and communicated through the department of education, to do the following: (A) Adopt guidelines and other pertinent information and forms as approved by the department of health to inform and educate coaches, school administrators, youth athletes and their parents or guardians of the nature, risk and symptoms of concussion and head injury, including continuing to play after concussion or head injury; (B) Require annual completion by all coaches, whether the coach is employed or a volunteer, and by school athletic directors of a concussion recognition and head injury safety education course program approved by the departmHead Injury: Code 18 -2-25a (2013) requires the governing authority of each public and nonpublic elementary school, middle school, junior high school and high school, working through guidance approved by the department of health and communicated through the department of education, to do the following: (A) Adopt guidelines and other pertinent information and forms as approved by the department of health to inform and educate coaches, school administrators, youth athletes and their parents or guardians of the nature, risk and symptoms of concussion and head injury, including continuing to play after concussion or head injury; (B) Require annual completion by all coaches, whether the coach is employed or a volunteer, and by school athletic directors of a concussion recognition and head injury safety education course program approved by the departmhead injury, including continuing to play after concussion or head injury; (B) Require annual completion by all coaches, whether the coach is employed or a volunteer, and by school athletic directors of a concussion recognition and head injury safety education course program approved by the departmhead injury; (B) Require annual completion by all coaches, whether the coach is employed or a volunteer, and by school athletic directors of a concussion recognition and head injury safety education course program approved by the departmhead injury safety education course program approved by the department.

Concussion or Sports - Related Head Injury: Code 20 -2-324.1 (2013) requires each local board of education, administration of a nonpublic school and governing body of a charter school to adopt and implement a concussion management and return to play policy that includes the following components: 1) an information sheet to all youth athletes» parents or legal guardians informing them of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury, 2) requirement for removal from play and examination by a health care provider for those exhibiting symptoms of a concussion during a game, competition, tryout or practice and 3) for those youth that have sustained a concussion (as determined by a health care provider), the coach or other designated personnel shall not permit the youth athlete to return to play until they receive clearance from a health care provider for a full or graduated return to pHead Injury: Code 20 -2-324.1 (2013) requires each local board of education, administration of a nonpublic school and governing body of a charter school to adopt and implement a concussion management and return to play policy that includes the following components: 1) an information sheet to all youth athletes» parents or legal guardians informing them of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury, 2) requirement for removal from play and examination by a health care provider for those exhibiting symptoms of a concussion during a game, competition, tryout or practice and 3) for those youth that have sustained a concussion (as determined by a health care provider), the coach or other designated personnel shall not permit the youth athlete to return to play until they receive clearance from a health care provider for a full or graduated return to phead injury, 2) requirement for removal from play and examination by a health care provider for those exhibiting symptoms of a concussion during a game, competition, tryout or practice and 3) for those youth that have sustained a concussion (as determined by a health care provider), the coach or other designated personnel shall not permit the youth athlete to return to play until they receive clearance from a health care provider for a full or graduated return to play.

As anyone who has been following the subject of sports - related head injuries knows, the concern about RHI has continue to grow exponentially over the past four years, as researchers have used ever more sensitive and sophisticated imaging techniques such as diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and fMRI to identify short -, medium, and long - term effects on the brain of RHI.

But I still think the National Football League too often follows, instead of leading on head injuries, and reacts instead of being pro-active.

Given the results of a a new study reported in the British medical journal, The Lancet4 that children and young adults scanned multiple times by CT have a small increased risk of leukemia and brain tumors in the decade following their first scan, parents should make sure a CT scan is really necessary in treatment of their child after head injury.

The updated guideline covers four neurologic disorders: spasticity in adults, which is muscle tightness that interferes with movement typically following a stroke, spinal cord or other neurologic injury; cervical dystonia, a disorder of the brain affecting neck muscle control that causes involuntary head tilt or neck movement; blepharospasm, a movement disorder that causes the eyes to close uncontrollably; and chronic and episodic migraine.

The findings, published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation on March 3, 2014, suggest that a lack of clear TBI symptoms following an explosion may not accurately reflect the extent of brain injury.

The study utilized a novel eye - tracking device to effectively measure the severity of concussion or brain injury in patients presenting to emergency departments following head trauma.

Both are released at elevated levels following a concussion or other injury that damages nerve fibers, and both can be detected within 20 minutes of a head injury (although it may take longer for doctors and patients to get the results from a lab).

Carson: You know, I've been following the whole traumatic brain injury head - banging concussions issue for years and years and years, only because I was diagnosed back in 1990 with post concussion syndrome.

«Soccer players presenting signs of concussion following a head collision event deserve assessment from independent health care personnel to avoid delay of care or further injury.

Closed head injuries (CHI)-- which include concussions and internal head injuries — were the most common diagnosis associated with high chairs (37 percent) followed by bumps / bruises (33 percent) and cuts (19 percent).

Closed head injuries — which include concussions and internal head injuries — were the most common diagnosis associated with high chairs (37 percent) followed by bumps / bruises (33 percent) and cuts (19 percent).

With these findings we can now formulate a plausible hypothesis as to why repeat head injuries to young men in their teens and 20s lead to personality changes later in adult life and dementia in old age: rotational head injury induces damage, especially around blood vessels, leading to local tangle formation, followed by a slow spread of destruction.

This occurs following a traumatic injury of the head or neck.

Taking place in America's heartland, specifically South Dakota, we follow Brady Blackburn (Brady Jandreau), a cowboy who recently suffered a serious head injury at the rodeo.

Journeyman review: Paddy Considine follows up his superb directorial debut Tyrannosaur, with this drama based around a boxer who suffers a serious head injury...

This wistful blend of documentary and poetic realism follows Brady Jandreau — a 20 - year - old horse trainer who suffers a near - fatal head injury that stunts any chance of his continuing an impressive rodeo career.

Following a gay married soccer mom who receives the titular head injury, loses the passion in her relationship, and becomes a prostitute, it picked up excellent reviews (Scott Foundas said the film «is why we have a Sundance in the first place») and was snapped up by the Weinstein Company «s new VOD shingle Radius for distribution.

In addition, to guard against whiplash injuries following a collision from the rear, the front seats are fitted with crash - activated head restraints as standard.

(Following discussions with the automaker about the head injury criterion in the first crash test, the second offset test was conducted.

A loss of consciousness can follow after a guinea pig experiences a head injury.

CBIT head of fundraising, Rachel Ritter comments: «Following a brain injury diagnosis, families will often face many challenges and they will require specialist, dedicated support.

After being in an accident, you need to watch for signs of a head injury, which may include the following:

The following types of skull fractures and terms are commonly associated with Kentucky open head injuries:

Following the decision by Andre Villas — Boas, the Tottenham Hotspur manager, to allow his goalkeeper to continue play after a serious collision on the pitch, Moore Blatch is calling for a change in attitude towards head injuries in football.

Postconcussion syndrome commonly follows a mild head injury.