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By ALAN SCHWARZ
Originally Published: July 26, 2010
The National Football League is producing a poster that bluntly alerts its players to the long-term effects of concussions, using words like “depression” and “early onset of dementia” that those close to the issue described as both staggering and overdue.
The poster, soon to be hung in locker rooms leaguewide, [...]
Written by David Wharton
Originally posted July 31, 2010
Baseline computer testing is done for high school football players to help determine when they can return from a head injury.
Anaheim Servite linebacker Matt Inman takes part in a baseline testing program designed to help determine whether athletes are suffering from a concussion after being injured. (Allen J. [...]
By Denise Dador
Originally published Monday, August 02, 2010
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A concussion is no mere bump to the head, it’s a traumatic injury to the brain. Research shows it can lead to long-term brain damage and deficits, but these injuries are difficult to track. Now a UC Irvine team is working on a way [...]
