Sentences with phrase «months after a head injury»

The authors conducted a study of injured patients at an emergency department in a hospital in France to examine whether persistent symptoms three months after a head injury were specific to concussion or may be better described as part of PTSD.

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Doughty, a former Norris Trophy winner, hit Carrier — a fourth - line winger for Vegas who just returned to the lineup after missing two months with an undisclosed injury — in the head with 10:01 remaining in the third period of the Golden Knights» 1 - 0 Game 1 victory at T - Mobile Arena on Wednesday night.

A number of Thursday's back pages focus on the concussion review panel failing to sanction Northampton Saints for their treatment of Wales wing George North after he suffered a head injury at the beginning of the month, despite the panel concluding that he should not have returned to play after the incident.

Because they still have poor head control and often experience flexion of the head while in a sitting position, infants younger than 1 month in sitting devices might be at increased risk of upper airway obstruction and oxygen desaturation.128, — , 132 In addition, there is increasing concern about injuries from falls resulting from car seats being placed on elevated surfaces.133, — , 137 An analysis of CPSC data revealed 15 suffocation deaths between 1990 and 1997 resulting from car seats overturning after being placed on a bed, mattress, or couch.136 The CPSC also warns about the suffocation hazard to infants, particularly those who are younger than 4 months, who are carried in infant sling carriers.138 When infant slings are used for carrying, it is important to ensure that the infant's head is up and above the fabric, the face is visible, and that the nose and mouth are clear of obstructions.

That six months off may not be long enough for the brains of football players to completely heal after a single season, putting them at even greater risk of head injury the next season, was concerning, said Bazarian.

Five months after Rory Lamont, the former Scotland full - back, lifted the lid in an exclusive Scotsman interview on a culture within sport that treated concussion as a temporary, minor injury, rugby unions, leading sports medics, government officials and other sporting bodies have begun to accept that some of their practices in managing head injuries were inadequate.

New research shows that the brains of some football players who had the usual head hits associated with the sport, but no concussions, still had signs of mild brain injury six months after the season ended.

President Muhammadu Buhari's son Yusssuf, returned from Germany today after months in Germany for medical attention after sustaining head injuries in Abuja during a bike accident.

Among patients who had hit their heads and had normal CT scans, most were slightly worse at 1 - 2 weeks after the injury, and subsequently recovered about one month after the injury.

Three months after the injury, 21.2 percent of head - injured and 16.3 percent of nonhead - injured patients met the diagnosis of PCS; 8.8 percent of head - injured patients met the criteria for PTSD compared with 2.2 percent of control patients.

Two months after their marriage, a devastating car wreck left Krickitt with a massive head injury and in a coma for weeks.

On Aug. 19, 2007: A 16 - month - old child received fatal head and neck injuries after being attacked by a mixed - breed dog.

One month or more after the accident, the insured person's level of neurological function does not exceed category 2 (Vegetative) on the King's Outcome Scale for Childhood Head Injury as published in Crouchman, M. et al, A practical outcome scale for paediatric head injury, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2001: 84: 120 - Head Injury as published in Crouchman, M. et al, A practical outcome scale for paediatric head injury, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2001: 84: 120 - head injury, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2001: 84: 120 - 124.