Sentences with phrase «risk for a brain injury»

Moreover, their risk for brain injury is higher, as is the likelihood for poorer outcomes.

It's often that this condition puts them at an inherent risk for a brain injury.

Not exact matches

As for Tagliabue, his waving off of the concussion issue in the»90s, and the league's turning a blind eye to head injuries for much of his tenure, no doubt damaged his candidacy for joining in Canton the very men at risk for long - term impacts of brain trauma due to the sport.

Cheerleading is one of the highest risk sporting events for direct catastrophic injuries that can result in permanent brain injury, paralysis or death, with cheerleading accounting for an astounding 66 percent of all catastrophic injuries in high school female athletes over the past 25 years.

While researchers continue to look for the concussion «holy grail» in the form of specific impact thresholds above which concussions are highly likely and / or the number of impacts or the magnitude of impacts per week or per season that substantially increase the risk of long term brain injury, impact sensor technology is available right now to do what we can to reduce total brain trauma by using impact data to identify kids who need more coaching so they can learn how to tackle and block without using their helmets.

When I finally had a chance to speak, we were already running over the 2 1/2 hours allotted for the roundtable, so I was only able to briefly touch on two of my many message points: one, that the game can be and is being made safer, and two, that, based on my experience following a high school football team in Oklahoma this past season - which will be the subject of a MomsTEAM documentary to be released in early 2013 called The Smartest Team - I saw the use of hit sensors in football helmets as offering an exciting technological «end around» the problem of chronic under - reporting of concussions that continues to plague the sport and remains a major impediment, in my view, to keeping kids safe (the reasons: if an athlete is allowed to keep playing with a concussion, studies show that their recovery is likely to take longer, and they are at increased risk of long - term problems (e.g. early dementia, depression, more rapid aging of the brain, and in rare cases, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and in extremely rare instances, catastrophic injury or death.)

* Announcement of the rule came just days before a study, presented to the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine meeting in San Francisco, found that making sure that football helmets fit properly, and that those with air bladder linings are properly inflated, may be two of the simplest but most effective ways to minimize the risk of concussion and catastrophic brain injury in the sport.

It's extremely selfish of the women to risk not only death but permanent brain injury for their children, then ask all of us to pay for their stupidity.

The results of at least two recent studies, however, suggest that reductions in full - contact practices can be accompished safely without putting players at additional risk, while researchers continue looking for the head trauma «holy grail»: a threshold - whether it is number of hits per week, over the course of the season, of a certain force, or to a certain part of the helmet (e.g. facemask, top of the head) above which players are at an unacceptably high risk of permanent brain injury.

They thus suggested that it might be better for teams to increase the amount of contact more gradually to allow players» brains to adapt so as to reduce the risk of serious injury.

Noting that in most states football teams typically switch from limited contact levels during the preseason to two practices a day, at least one of which includes contact, they expressed concern that, based on their findings, «the brain may not be able to adjust quickly to this change, leaving players at increased risk for injury» at the beginning of the football season.

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.

Dr. Rollins informed us that every health professional trained in the Baby - Friendly protocol has been taught to look out for danger signs of an underfed breastfed baby at risk of brain injury which include, «convulsions, lethargy and inability to feed.»

For the baby, instrumental delivery can increase the short - term risks of bruising, facial injury, displacement of the skull bones, and cephalohematoma (blood clot under the scalp).24 The risk of intracranial hemorrhage (bleeding inside the brain) was increased in one study by more than four times for babies born by forceps compared to spontaneous birth, 25 although two studies showed no detectable developmental differences for forceps - born children at five years old.26, 27 Another study showed that when women with an epidural had a forceps delivery, the force used by the clinician to deliver the baby was almost twice the force used when an epidural was not in placeFor the baby, instrumental delivery can increase the short - term risks of bruising, facial injury, displacement of the skull bones, and cephalohematoma (blood clot under the scalp).24 The risk of intracranial hemorrhage (bleeding inside the brain) was increased in one study by more than four times for babies born by forceps compared to spontaneous birth, 25 although two studies showed no detectable developmental differences for forceps - born children at five years old.26, 27 Another study showed that when women with an epidural had a forceps delivery, the force used by the clinician to deliver the baby was almost twice the force used when an epidural was not in placefor babies born by forceps compared to spontaneous birth, 25 although two studies showed no detectable developmental differences for forceps - born children at five years old.26, 27 Another study showed that when women with an epidural had a forceps delivery, the force used by the clinician to deliver the baby was almost twice the force used when an epidural was not in placefor forceps - born children at five years old.26, 27 Another study showed that when women with an epidural had a forceps delivery, the force used by the clinician to deliver the baby was almost twice the force used when an epidural was not in place.28

The peer - reviewed scientific literature has shown that by the time the «medical indication» for supplementation has been reached, a child is at increased risk of brain injury, if not, already brain - injured.

It alleges the league has been aware of evidence of mild traumatic brain injuries and the risk for its players for years, but» deliberately ignored and actively concealed» the information.

I think the closest I've seen was the Birthplace study done in the UK, which showed, for ultra low - risk women in the UK who had a previous vaginal birth, homebirth could be almost as safe as hospital (first - time moms had higher incidences of perinatal mortality and neonatal brain injuries).

Sport accounts for one in five traumatic brain injuries in New Zealand, with nearly half of those likely to have a high risk of complications.

Avoid activities that put your child at risk for another injury to the head and brain.

Traumatic brain injury is a risk factor for epilepsy, though the relationship is not understood.

When scientists were able to prevent the excessive neurogenesis which occurs within days of the injury with a drug similar to one under trial for chemotherapy treatments, the rate of birth of new brain cells went back to normal levels and risk for seizures was reduced.

Based on the resulting differences in intracranial pressure, the team developed an equation, or scaling law, to estimate the risk of brain injury for each species.

Cerebral microbleeds, which become more common with age and are a known risk factor for dementia, also have been associated with traumatic brain injury, stroke, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

After researchers adjusted for age, sex, race, education and other health conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure, they found that those with any kind of traumatic brain injury had a 71 percent increased risk of Parkinson's disease, those with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury had an 83 percent increased risk, and those with mild traumatic brain injury had a 56 percent increased risk of Parkinson's disease.

Patients also face increased risk for anxiety, depression, injury, brain damage, and in rare cases, death.

Although much research has examined traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a possible risk factor for later life dementia from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), little is known regarding how TBI influences the rate of age - related cognitive change.

People in the military who suffer more than one mild traumatic brain injury face a significantly higher risk of suicide, according to research by the National Center for Veterans Studies at the University of Utah.

A survey of 161 military personnel who were stationed in Iraq and evaluated for a possible traumatic brain injury — also known as TBI — showed that the risk for suicidal thoughts or behaviors increased not only in the short term, as measured during the past 12 months, but during the individual's lifetime.

This says the research team is particularly valuable for children, whose brains are still developing and who thus run the highest risk of injury from the radiotherapy often used against malignant brain tumours.

The difference remained significant even after accounting for a wide range of other factors, including meeting criteria for Gulf War illness, the presence of an Alzheimer's disease risk gene (ApoE4), brain injury, or depression.

Dr. Malaspina continued «I think three of the interesting factors that have been linked to the risk of schizophrenia are severe stress in a stress - sensitive person who has underlying genes for schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury in those with underlying genes for schizophrenia, and, very importantly, cannabis exposure in early adolescence.»

A team from the University of Washington has found that the risk of dementia is significantly higher for people with a history of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) than for people with no history of TBI.

The researchers reviewed the history of approximately 2.8 million cases in Denmark and found that the overall risk of dementia for those with a history of dementia was 24 percent higher than those without a history of brain injuries, after accounting for other risk factors for the disease.

The researchers, in particular, found that the risk for dementia rose by 80 percent for those with at least one TBI, contrary to those who did not experience any traumatic brain injury.

Beyond the expected increase in risk of violence and injuries associated with intoxication, high levels of alcohol over years will damage the heart, liver, brain and blood vessels, as well as increase risk for multiple cancers.

There's also speculation that repetitive brain injuries — such as those sustained by Ali over his long boxing career — might be a risk factor for Parkinson's, but there's no real evidence to back this up.

It's known that moderate to severe traumatic brain injury is a strong risk factor for developing neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's.

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.

If your Hashimoto's hypothyroidism condition is not properly managed, you may be at risk for more devastation from a brain injury.

If you have Hashimoto's hypothyroidism but are not managing the underlying autoimmune condition, you may suffer from brain inflammation and be at risk for increased devastation from a brain injury.

However, he has TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), which creates a whole host of complications: memory loss, mood swings, impulse control issues, diminished ability to decide things for himself, and substantially higher risk for serious injury if he hits his head again.

Limited to students with special needs, those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; cerebral palsy; Down syndrome; an intellectual disability; muscular dystrophy; Phelan - McDermid syndrome; Prader - Willi syndrome; spina - bifida; Williams syndrome; identified as deaf, visually impaired, or having a traumatic brain injury defined by the State Board of Education; those who are hospitalized or homebound with a medically diagnosed physical or psychiatric condition for more than six months; or students age 3, 4, or 5 who are considered «high - risk» due to developmental delays

The Court found that the brain injury she sustained dampened her ability to make wise and low - risk life choices, and was therefore responsible for her foray into this rather taboo profession.

Traumatic brain injury is serious at any age, but elderly people are at higher risk for lasting disability or death from TBI.

Why do I keep reading so many other peoples lawsuits where they were «exposed» to toxic chemicals and have been «put at increased risk of having future health problems» while the toxic Manganese and Lead water I ingested injured my brain and caused permanent disability and life threatening Severe Immunosuppression with cell counts so low my teeth have fallen out and why have I not been able to get compensation for my toxic water injuries that I did not cause?

A brain injury can increase a patient's risk for developing epilepsy, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease.

Some things may be more difficult for your child to do, but did you know that ADHD could also put your child at greater risk of suffering long term brain injuries?

These laws were put into place for a reason and according to surveys; motorcycle riders who wear a helmet reduce the risk of fatal injury by 29 % and are 67 % more effective in preventing traumatic brain injury.

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