Re: Teens and mild concussion
At 04:40 PM 2/4/03 -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote: A small study (N=64), but based on prior research (in adults) I suspect large ones will bear this out: http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/60/66963.htm?printing=true For teenage athletes, even mild concussions can cause memory problems lasting up to a week. Huh? Whazzat? The first study of its kind evaluates the effects of and recovery from mild head injuries in high school sports. The short-term effects are more serious than most people realize, scientists say... ...Athletes saw doctors 36 hours, four days, and seven days after their injuries occurred. Doctors classified their mild concussions as more severe and less severe based on how long their mental state was altered on the field. The more severe group had amnesia and disorientation for more than five minutes while the less-severe group had no change in mental state, or changes that lasted less than five minutes. What about if the next thing you remember is waking up the following night? Whoever Heard Of Bicycle Helmets in 1960 Maru? -- Ronn! :) Almighty Ruler of the all, Whose Power extends to great and small, Who guides the stars with steadfast law, Whose least creation fills with awe, O grant thy mercy and thy grace, To those who venture into space. (Robert A. Heinlein's added verse to the Navy Hymn) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Teens and mild concussion
For teenage athletes, even mild concussions can cause memory problems lasting up to a week. Huh? Whazzat? The first study of its kind evaluates the effects of and recovery from mild head injuries in high school sports. The short-term effects are more serious than most people realize, scientists say... ...Athletes saw doctors 36 hours, four days, and seven days after their injuries occurred. Doctors classified their mild concussions as more severe and less severe based on how long their mental state was altered on the field. The more severe group had amnesia and disorientation for more than five minutes while the less-severe group had no change in mental state, or changes that lasted less than five minutes. One of my areas of academic interest is imaging of head trauma. We are about to imbark on a MRI/ functional MR/ MR tractography/ and neuropsychiatric testing on people with minor head injury. Up until now there have been no reliable imaging findings but we hope to be able to demonstrate subtle abnormalities with these new MR techniques that can identify the root cause of concussion and predict the lenght of post-traumatic syndromes ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Teens and mild concussion
A small study (N=64), but based on prior research (in adults) I suspect large ones will bear this out: http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/60/66963.htm?printing=true For teenage athletes, even mild concussions can cause memory problems lasting up to a week. The first study of its kind evaluates the effects of and recovery from mild head injuries in high school sports. The short-term effects are more serious than most people realize, scientists say... ...Athletes saw doctors 36 hours, four days, and seven days after their injuries occurred. Doctors classified their mild concussions as more severe and less severe based on how long their mental state was altered on the field. The more severe group had amnesia and disorientation for more than five minutes while the less-severe group had no change in mental state, or changes that lasted less than five minutes. The less-severe group suffered significant declines in memory at 36 hours, but not at the seven-day mark. The more severe-injury group reported more symptoms of memory loss at 36 hours and at day four... GSV Squish-squash __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
