Sentences with phrase «mild traumatic head injury»

I've completed a memoir about my experiences with the U.S. health - care system after sustaining a mild traumatic head injury.

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As a result, Dr. Meehan argues that «the term mild traumatic brain injury should not be used interchangeably with concussion,» as suggested by the authors of a 2010 Canadian study, 2 which found that how a brain injury was labeled made a difference when it came to treatment, and suggested that, to encourage full reporting of head injuries in sports and to allow adequate management and recovery time, MTBI be used in its place.

* Update: A 2012 study in the journal Neurology by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic (2) also found no link between intentional heading and acute brain damage (e.g. concussion), but said that it was at least theoretically possible that it could represent a form of repetitive subthreshold mild brain injury over time and could be the cause of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

SIGNA ™ Premier is a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system developed through the GE - NFL Head Health Initiative, which aimed to develop new imaging tools, particularly to aid in the detection of biomarkers for the potential diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury.

Concussions, a type of mild traumatic brain injury, are the result of a direct or indirect blow to the head that causes the brain to be jostled within the skull.

As football players are learning, a violent blow to the head has the potential to cause mild to severe traumatic brain injury — physical damage to the brain that can be debilitating, even fatal.

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown that soccer players who frequently head the ball have brain abnormalities resembling those found in patients with concussion (mild traumatic brain injury).

«Our study provides compelling preliminary evidence that brain changes resembling mild traumatic brain injury are associated with frequently heading a soccer ball over many years,» said Dr. Lipton.

Although a traumatic brain injury is sometimes referred to as a «mild concussion», most doctors and neurologists will tell you that there is no such thing as a mild brain injury and that any injury to brain from a blow to the head is potentially a very serious health issue.

Even mild head injuries can result in traumatic brain injury, and the damage associated with brain injury can often be permanent and debilitating.

A mild traumatic brain injury can occur even if you are not struck on the head directly.

The plaintiff sustained a mild traumatic brain injury and physical injuries to her neck and low back, head, tongue, and jaw.

A traumatic brain injury is typically classified as mild, moderate, or severe depending on the extent of the head injury.

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When a head trauma causes a loss of consciousness or confusion and disorientation for less than 30 minutes, the condition is classified as a mild traumatic brain injury.

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This impact to the back of the head can cause concussion or a mild traumatic brain injury.

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A head slamming into the steering wheel, the dashboard, the window glass, the car door — all of these contact injuries can lead to a head injury, be it a mild concussion or a traumatic brain injury.

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