As news builds around the NFL’s $765 million settlement for athletes with certain neurological ailments, the article below about CNS’s work on ex-NFL players was published on ESPN: —– DETROIT — Months before the NFL and former players agreed to settle their concussion-related lawsuits, a Detroit-based neurologist began what he calls a “landmark study” on the brainsRead More
60 Minutes’ Segment Sheds Light on Novi Neurologist’s Work
Dearborn, MI – A recent episode of CBS’ 60 Minutes explained how advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques can reveal traumatic brain injury among veterans. Those same techniques are available at the Center for Neurological Studies in Dearborn. “Veterans, people who’ve been in car accidents, people who’ve fallen and hit their heads, a number ofRead More
Brain Teasers
Even as doctors have learned more about brain trauma, the definition of a concussion remains frustratingly vague. The injury is diagnosed through a mishmash of symptoms, some of which may or not be present in any particular case. Bone breaks have X-rays and muscle tears have MRIs, but no form of medical imaging has yetRead More
Acute And Chronic Changes In Diffusivity Measures After Sports Concussion.
J Neurotrauma. 2011 Oct;28(10):2049-59. Epub 2011 Oct 4. Acute and chronic changes in diffusivity measures after sports concussion. Henry LC, Tremblay J, Tremblay S, Lee A, Brun C, Lepore N, Theoret H, Ellemberg D, Lassonde M. Département de Psychology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada. luke.henry@umontreal.ca Despite negative neuroimaging findingsRead More
143 Diffusion Tensor and Susceptibility-weighted Imaging in Concussion Assessment of National Football League Players.
Neurosurgery. 2012 Aug;71(2):E558. 143 Diffusion Tensor and Susceptibility-weighted Imaging in Concussion Assessment of National Football League Players. Luther N, Niogi S, Kutner K, Rodeo S, Shetty T, Warren R, Weiss L, Barnes R, Zimmerman R, Tsiouris A, Hartl R. INTRODUCTION: Standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is normal following the vast majority ofRead More
Magnetic Resonance Imaging After Most Common Form of oncussion
BMC Med Imaging. 2009 Jun 17;9:11. Magnetic resonance imaging after most common form of concussion. Schrader H, Mickeviciene D, Gleizniene R, Jakstiene S, Surkiene D, Stovner LJ, Obelieniene D. Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Trondheim University Hospital, 7006 Trondheim, Norway. harald.schrader@ntnu.no BACKGROUND: Until now there is a lack ofRead More
