Posts tagged tbi

• Soccer Moms and Dads beware: Heading soccer balls could lead to brain injury

  Paul Napoli | December 01, 2011 3:49 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  A new study shows that amateur soccer players who frequently “head” a soccer ball are at risk for brain damage. Heading is a technique in which a soccer player intentionally uses...

• After Traumatic Brain Injury, Increased Risk of Stroke Even Five Years Later Study Finds

  Paul Napoli | July 31, 2011 11:36 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  July 31, 2011 A new study found that people who suffer a traumatic brain injury are at significantly higher risk of having a stroke than those without, and that the risk can linger long...

• NY Motorcyclist Protesting Helmet Law Wrecks and Dies of Traumatic Brain Injury

  Paul Napoli | July 04, 2011 2:26 PM | 3 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  July 3, 2011 A motorcycle rider participating in an event in Onondaga, NY to protest New York State’s mandatory helmet law has wrecked and died of a traumatic brain injury doctors say was...

• 1.7 Million In U.S. Sustain Traumatic Brain Injuries Each Year

  Paul Napoli | April 26, 2010 12:09 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control found that an estimated 1.7 million people in the United States...