Is a concussion considered a traumatic brain injury? A concussion is a brain injury that occurs when a violent blow or jolt hits the head and causes the brain to strike against the inside of the skull ...

MINNEAPOLIS — For college athletes with concussion, brain changes may remain visible in brain scans up to a year after they are cleared to return to play, according to a study published on March 12, ...

An international group of researchers has put together an easy-to-follow guide for parents and coaches to recognize ...

A new study may offer reassuring news for parents whose children have a history of concussion, but want to get back to playing sports. Researchers spent more than a decade scouting fields, rinks and ...

The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation awarded a $9.25 million grant to a team of researchers studying the cellular mechanisms of concussions. The team — led by David F. Meaney, PhD, and Douglas H. Smith ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Active management after concussion is the best way for patients to recover and get back to school and work as quickly as possible, according to a Clinical Practice paper published ...

Jaxson Dart thinks that being diagnosed with only one concussion during his five NFL concussion evaluations guarantees that he has sustained limited damage to his brain. Giants fans who are angry that ...

Concussion during childhood – even mild trauma – can jeopardise future educational success, according to a study conducted at Tampere University in Finland. “A mild, single concussion is often ...

Active management after concussion is the best way for patients to recover and get back to school and work as quickly as possible, according to a Clinical Practice paper published yesterday in the New ...