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
Brain Experts Recommend Advanced MRI for NFL Players
National Football League officials may consider the issue of brain trauma as secondary in the labor standoff, or safely resolved for active players, but independent experts contend new detection tools are needed along with longer recovery time for head injuries. Neurologist Dr. Randall Benson and forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu say the NFL still eschewsRead More
Dr. Benson to Present at Conference on Legal Issues in Brain Injury
Friday, September 7, 2012 Novi, MI – Dr. Randall Benson will present on the latest techniques in neuroimaging at the North American Brain Injury Society’s (NABIS’s) 25th Annual Conference on Legal Issues in Brain Injury, September 13-15, in Miami, FL. Dr. Benson is nationally recognized for his research into traumatic brain injury (TBI). In 2010,Read 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
