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National study provides insights into childhood head injuries<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Wednesday, November 12, 2014<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by University of California, Davis<\/a> <\/div>\n

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This week\u2019s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine features an article that highlights an unprecedented analysis of the nation\u2019s childhood head injuries. The study, authored by physicians at UC Davis School of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine, analyzed more than 43,000 children who were evaluated for head trauma at 25 emergency departments around the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Head injuries can make children loners <\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Thursday, April 10, 2014<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by Brigham Young University <\/a> <\/div>\n

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This is a preliminary study but we want to go into more of the details about why working memory and processing speed are associated with social functioning and how specific brain structures might be related to improve outcome.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Research reveals white matter \u2018scaffold\u2019 of human brain <\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Tuesday, February 11, 2014<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by University of Southern California<\/a> <\/div>\n

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The current study shows that the most vulnerable white matter pathways \u2014 the core \u201cscaffolding\u201d \u2014 are not necessarily just the connections among the most vulnerable areas of gray matter, helping explain why seemingly small brain injuries may have such devastating effects.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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On-field Blood Test Can Diagnose Sports Concussions<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Thursday, January 9, 2014<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by University of Rochester<\/a> <\/div>\n

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A brain protein, S100B, which may soon be detected by a simple finger-stick blood test, accurately distinguishes a sports-related concussion from sports exertion, according to a study of college athletes in Rochester, N.Y., and Munich, Germany.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Brain Trauma Raises Risk of Later PTSD in Active-Duty Marines<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Wednesday, December 11, 2013<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by University of California, San Diego<\/a> <\/div>\n

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BI was the strongest predictor of PTSD, even when controlling for pre-existing symptoms and combat intensity. These findings may be used to identify individuals who may be at risk for developing PTSD and provide them with more immediate health care.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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How a Concussion Can Lead to Depression Years Later <\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Monday, December 9, 2013<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by The Ohio State University <\/a> <\/div>\n

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The findings could help explain some of the midlife mental-health issues suffered by individuals who experience multiple concussions as young adults, researchers say. And these depressive symptoms are likely inflammation-related, which means they may not respond to common antidepressants.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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From football to flies: lessons about traumatic brain injury<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Monday, October 14, 2013<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/a> <\/div>\n

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\u201cThese exciting findings that we can study traumatic brain injury \u2014 a disorder of growing concern for athletes, the military, and parents \u2014 in the elegantly simple model of fruit flies is sure to interest those researchers and companies looking to address this concern,\u201d says Jennifer Gottwald, WARF licensing manager. \u201cThe use of this model can accelerate the work of the medical research community in finding treatments and therapies to help patients.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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"Incidental findings" rare but significant events in pediatric CT scans<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Wednesday, September 11, 2013<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by University of California- Davis<\/a> <\/div>\n

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The largest study of computed tomographic (CT) scans taken in emergency departments across the country for children with head injuries describes the prevalence of \u201cincidental findings\u201d \u2014 results that were not expected from the injury \u2014 and categorizes them by urgency. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Cooling may prevent trauma-induced epilepsy<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Wednesday, February 20, 2013<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by Washington University St. Louis<\/a> <\/div>\n

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“Traumatic head injury is the leading cause of acquired epilepsy in young adults, and in many cases the seizures cant be controlled with medication,” says senior author Matthew Smyth, MD, associate professor of neurological surgery and of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. “If we can confirm coolings effectiveness in human trials, this approach may give us a safe and relatively simple way to prevent epilepsy in these patients.”<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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