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traumatic brain injury
Published 1 May 2012 (All day) on Media Release
Published 14 April 2012 (All day) by Daniel Nugent-Bowman on Edmonton Journal
SASKATOON — What Ken Dryden saw on the first night of the Stanley Cup playoffs is evidence that the NHL isn’t taking a suitable stance against blows delivered to the head.
As the final buzzer sounded to end Game 1 of the Western Conference quarter-final series between Detroit...
Published 14 April 2012 (All day) by Associated Press on Washington Post
There’s a new face behind the head injury lawsuits against the NFL, a former All-Pro defensive end from the Detroit Lions some may recognize better as the lovable lug of a father from the 1980s sitcom “Webster.”
He’s 76 now, and suffering from dementia. His wife...
Published 1 April 2012 (All day) by Kristen Odland on Calgary Herald
Understandably, the Calgary Hitmen revealed very little on the untimely injury of their captain Cody Sylvester at the end of the season and heading into the Western Hockey League playoffs.
But, finally, the news was let out.
"I talked to the trainer and he said I could tell...
Published 30 March 2012 (All day) by Ben Kuzma on The Province
Keith Ballard was having dinner with his parents following a Feb. 7 game in Nashville and it wasn't the service, the menu or the prices that brought on sudden pain.
"I started getting these terrible headaches and it progressed to a lot more in the next few days," recalled...
Published 30 March 2012 (All day) by Iain MacIntyre on Vancouver Sun
VANCOUVER — Injured Vancouver Canuck scorer Daniel Sedin should be ready for the start of the Stanley Cup playoffs in two weeks, general manager Mike Gillis confirmed Thursday.
Sedin, last season's National Hockey League scoring champion, has not played since suffering a...
Published 28 February 2012 (All day) by Bob Donnan on USA Today
The Los Angeles Lakers say star guard Kobe Bryant, the NBA's leading scorer at 28.4 points per game, has been diagnosed with a concussion as well as a broken nose after he experienced further unspecified symptoms Tuesday.
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Bryant initially saw an ear, nose and throat...
Published 14 February 2012 (All day) by Kevin Pearce on CNN
As soon as I awoke from the coma that was a result of my severe traumatic brain injury, I knew my goal was to get back on my snowboard.
Luckily for me, my doctor had told my parents that my recovery depended on keeping my hopes and dreams alive. So, even though I’m sure they were...
Published 11 November 2011 (All day) by Katie Drummond on Wired
An estimated 200,000 troops have suffered a traumatic brain injury since 2002 — but since military officials still can't accurately diagnose the condition, and often ignore symptoms among soldiers, that number is likely much higher.
Granted, the Pentagon is investing billions...
Published 3 February 2012 (All day) by Joe Nocera on The New York Times
Thirty-six years ago, Clark Booth, a young Boston journalist, went to Miami to cover Super Bowl X. Though primarily a television newsman, Booth was on assignment for The Real Paper, an alternative weekly long since closed, for which he often wrote. His plan was to interview the players about the...
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