Last week, I began the serialization of chapters from Salvation, a section in my book Concussion Is Brain Injury: Treating the Neurons and Me where I recount the first inkling of real hope that my ...

The CT scan is normal, but no test is 100% sensitive for pathology. Head CTs are not infrequently falsely negative early on in stroke and can be falsely negative in head injury as well. This is ...

For the first time in over 50 years, emergency room doctors will have a new framework to assess people with head injuries from car or bike crashes, falls and assaults. Existing assessment protocols ...

Getting treatment within one week of a serious head injury can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by up to 41% ...

A newly discovered biological signal in the blood could help health care teams and researchers better understand how children respond to brain ...

Falls, vehicle accidents, and assaults are the top causes of skull fractures [1]. Nausea, seizures, and consciousness changes may indicate brain injury [2]. Pediatric skull fractures often require ...

The researchers looked at veterans with a history of traumatic brain injury. Even a mild head injury, commonly called a concussion, makes veterans more likely to get Parkinson's disease later on in ...

Yes, a head injury can increase the chance of developing schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. In some cases, injury to your brain’s frontal lobe area can lead to temporary psychosis symptoms. A head ...

A new study highlights how important uninterrupted sleep is to recovery after a traumatic brain injury, finding that ...

On July 28, a 27-year-old gunman entered a New York City office building that is home to the National Football League's headquarters. He shot and killed four people and injured one other before ...