Tag: Head Injuries
Electric Bike Injuries, Hospitalizations Increased Significantly in Recent Years
Incidence of head injuries has outpaced e-bike injuries overall
Only Six in 10 Seniors Follow Up After ED Visit for Fall-Related Head Injury
Authors say greater adoption of fall assessments and prevention strategies needed
~2,300 Pediatric Injuries From Ceiling Fans Seen in U.S. EDs Each Year
Risk for injury by being lifted or tossed up by caregiver was increased for children younger than 3 years
Dexamethasone Compared to Burr-Hole Drainage for Chronic Subdural Hematoma
Dexamethasone treatment was not noninferior with respect to functional outcomes and was associated with more complications
Older Men Have Higher Rates of Skull Fractures Than Women
Findings seen for emergency department visits for blunt head trauma, mostly due to falls
Head Impacts Up With Intensity Level in High School Football Drills
Cumulative head-impact frequency and magnitude per player higher for live drills among adolescent football players
Cognition, Brain May Recover After Professional Fighters Stop Fighting
After repeated head injuries cease, cognitive function and brain thickness measures stabilize and blood neurofilament light levels decline
No Link Found Between Youth Tackle Football, Neurocognitive Issues
However, premorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, mental health conditions tied to worse cognitive or behavioral scores
Symptoms of Concussion, Brain Injury for 6.8 Percent of ≤17s in 2020
3.9 percent of children aged ≤17 had ever had a diagnosis of concussion or brain injury; likelihood up for boys, non-Hispanic Whites
MRI Markers May Signal Brain Changes from Repeated Head Impacts
Antemortem white matter hyperintensities linked to white matter pathologies seen at autopsy among athletes exposed to repetitive head injury
