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SPECIAL REPORT New Guideline for Clinical Management of Persons in Vegetative or Minimally Conscious States
Thursday, August 09, 2018—The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM), and the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation …
Heading the Ball in Soccer May Affect Women's and Men's Brains Differently
Thursday, August 02, 2018—In a new study from researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Radiology. 2018;July 31), imaging findings suggest that heading the ball in soccer may affect women…
Breaching the Blood-Brain Barrier: A Potential New Treatment Modality
Monday, July 30, 2018—In a small, yet groundbreaking, clinical trial, MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) (ExablateNeuro; Insightec, Miami FL) was used to open the blood-brain barrier (BBB) safel…
Concussion May Bring Greater Risks for Athletes with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
Friday, July 13, 2018—Athletes who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be at greater risk for persistent anxiety and depression after a concussion than people who do not have A…
FDA Grants Clearance for Fully Implantable Wireless Intracranial Pressure Sensor
Thursday, May 31, 2018—The AURA intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring system (Branchpoint Technologies, Irvine, CA) has been granted clearance by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This first …
New Type of Vertigo Defined That May Be Treatable
Wednesday, May 23, 2018—Neurologists have defined a new type of vertigo with no known cause (Neurology. 2018:published online May 23). The authors have differentiated this type of vertigo from seriou…
Single Isolated Concussion Part II: Diagnosis, Recovery Assessment, and Treatment
Gerald S. Steiman, MD
May 2018—Providing sound advice after a single isolated concussion.
Only 40% of TBI in Youth Related to Contact Sports
Wednesday, April 04, 2018—A new study from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that daily childhood activities not related to s…
