Traumatic brain injury (TBI) doesn't sound like a hidden health problem. The name alone gives us vivid images of war explosions, head wounds, and extended hospital stays. But a long-brewing discussion about concussion in the National Football League (NFL) is raising awareness that TBI isn't always as obvious as we imagine.
75 former NFL players are now suing the league for concealing the long-term risks of the concussions that often happen in pro football.
These NFL players say that, over...
A Unites Sates Army staff sergeant walked into a small Afghan village in the middle of the night on March 11, 2012, and killed 16 people.... Read more »
Each year, over half a million children, through age 14, are seen in the emergency room to be evaluated for traumatic brain injury (TBI).... Read more »
If you have suffered a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), you know it's a serious traumatic event. More than a million... Read more »
Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, the soldier accused of the violent massacre in Afghanistan last month, had previously sustained a... Read more »
Since many friends have expressed concerns that they are suffering dementia when their cognitive ability slips, I found this headline from... Read more »
People who suffer a traumatic brain injury are eight times more likely to develop major depression, a new study has found. The study, published in a... Read more »
By Vivian Richardson, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent NEW ORLEANS (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Whether it's two linebackers colliding, a wayward baseball,... Read more »
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Dysthymia is a disturbance of mood. The essential feature is a chronic disturbance of mood of at least two years duration, involving either depressed... Read more »
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Traumatic injury of the bladder and urethra involves damage caused by an outside force.Alternative NamesInjury - bladder and urethra; Bruised... Read more »
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