Concussion repercussions...

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Concussion repercussions



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Concussion increases suicide risk...

Concussion increases suicide risk
Feb. 8, 2016 - The risk increases for each concussion, researchers found.

Adults who have concussions are at three times greater risk for suicide if the injury is sustained on a weekday and four times greater risk if it happens on the weekend, according to a new study. University of Toronto researchers said the increased risk for suicide also increased with each concussion a person had, and that risk increased regardless of any other demographic factor.

The increased risk for suicide after concussion was present regardless of all demographic factors.​

"We know that a concussion can cause lasting changes in the brain that can alter mood, perhaps resulting in behaviour changes including impulsivity," Donald Redelmeier, a researcher and physician at Sunnybrook Research Institute, said in a press release. "It's possible that we're seeing greater suicide risk linked to weekend concussions due to risk-taking associated with recreation or misadventure, whereas weekday injuries may be linked to employment hazards. We may also be seeing an effect of self-blame if the injury event was self-initiated."

For the study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers reviewed medical records for 235,110 concussion patients diagnosed in Ontario between 1992 and 2012. The researchers found 667 suicides during a median follow-up of 9.3 years -- about 31 out of 100,000 people per year, a rate three times higher than in the overall population. "Understanding how a history of concussion raises the risk of suicide, and supporting patients with better screening, treatment and follow-up for recovery may be important steps in preventing these tragic and avoidable deaths," said Redelmeier.

Concussion increases suicide risk

 

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Concussion repercussions

To AmericasBrave58: I cannot see a problem here:

The concussion Hillary Clinton suffered in December 2012 that led to a serious blood clot requiring hospitalization may also have caused her to suffer post-concussion syndrome, with symptoms including confusion, headaches and dizziness, warns a prominent Florida physician.

Physician warns Hillary suffering post-concussion syndrome
Posted By Jerome R. Corsi On 02/12/2016 @ 8:33 pm

Physician warns Hillary suffering post-concussion syndrome

They can always do a lobotomy and Hillary will remain the same.

 

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Tryin' to make football safer...

Texas to launch massive youth-athlete concussion study
December 11, 2016 — This week, Texas will launch what state officials say is the nation's largest effort to track brain injuries among young athletes.

The University Interscholastic League, Texas' governing body for public high school sports, is partnering with the O'Donnell Brain Institute at UT Southwestern Medical Center for the project, from which they hope to gauge whether rules or equipment changes are improving player safety and what more can be done to protect athletes. A state as large as Texas, which has more than 800,000 public high school athletes, would be a key step in developing a national database of brain injuries in youths, officials say. Already, the federal Centers of Disease Control and Prevention is seeking federal funding for such a database. "Until we understand what the frequency of concussions is across the state, or a region of the state, we can't determine when rule changes, equipment changes or things like recovery programs are really being effective," said Dr. Munro Cullum, a professor of psychiatry, neurology and neurotherapeutics who will lead the study.

All 50 states in recent years have passed rules or laws to address concussions in youth athletics from research to protocols for identifying concussions and setting rules for return to play. The CDC has estimated that up to 3.8 million concussions occur in sports and recreational activities each year, but some experts wonder if those numbers underestimate total brain injuries, as some individuals may not seek treatment for mild or moderate symptoms. The Texas program will track about two-dozen sports, from football to girls' soccer, recording what caused an injury, recovery time and other data. Other states have researched head injuries, too.

Mansfield Lake Ridge running back Joseph Rowe (44) is tackled by Richmond George Ranch's Toby Ndukwe (40) and Myles Thompson (22) during the Texas UIL 5A Division I state high school championship football game in Houston. Texas is set to launch what state officials call the nation's largest effort to track brain injuries among youth and high school athletes, and hopes to use the data to gauge where rules and equipment changes are improving player safety.​

In Michigan, which requires schools to report concussions, a recent concussion study showed 755 schools reported 4,452 head injuries in the 2015-2016 school year. Football had the most— 1,907 — and girls' basketball ranked No. 2 with 454. It tracked details such as whether the injury occurred in practice or a game, whether the athlete had to miss class and how long it took them to return to competition. That research is being shared with Michigan State University's Institute for the Study of Youth Sports.

The Texas study will collect more concussion data than it has before, University Interscholastic League deputy director Jamey Harrison said. Currently, requires only one school from each district report concussions as part of a weekly injury reporting system, though each school in the football playoffs is required to report concussions. "Right now it's a sample that is just a snapshot. It's not scientific," Harrison said. "We need to move beyond that."

Texas to launch massive youth-athlete concussion study