Concussion

Product Information

And she shares stories from a diverse group of patients, educating readers on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Harvard University Press books are not shipped directly to India due to regional distribution arrangements. Only in the past decade have the consequences of repeated head knocks become better understood, and the science is still catching up. This activity reviews the etiology, presentation, evaluation, and management of concussions and reviews the interprofessional team's role in evaluating, diagnosing, and managing the condition. What Omalu discovered in Webster’s brain—proof that Iron Mike’s mental deterioration was no accident but a disease caused by blows to the head that could affect everyone playing the game—was the one truth the NFL wanted to ignore.

And this condition was exacerbated by what spectators and coaches expect of rugby players: that they’ll rise again after each crushing blow and stagger back into the fray.Evidence for the reduction of concussions with the use of specific mouth guards or helmets is limited. Diagnosis of a concussion should prompt removing a patient from an environment that may lead to a repeat blow to the head (i.

This important book presents a unique, personal account of the impact a mild traumatic brain injury can have. Collins earned a master's degree in psychology in 1995 and a doctoral degree in clinical psychology in 1998 at Michigan State University.The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine suggests an individualized approach for each patient and consideration of factors such as persistent symptoms, the number of lifetime concussions, previous prolonged recoveries from a concussion, and the perceived ease of sustaining a repeat concussion when deciding on continued athletic participation. NOTE: other restrictions can be a result of our security platform detecting potential malicious activity. It is split into sections that cover areas including how the brain works, effects of brain injury, memory and attention, fatigue and tiredness, school, university and further education, confidence, alcohol, becoming more independent and driving.