Brain Injuries
CTE is Officially a Disease, Not a Side-Effect
The new Will Smith movie Concussion is about the doctor who discovered Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, in the brains of football players who had died. Whether or not Dr. Bennet Omalu officially “discovered” the disease or was simply the first to diagnose it in athletes is a source of contention, but a new publication…
Read MoreWhat You Should Know about Post-Inflammatory Brain Syndromes
Doctors have studied the effects of trauma on the human brain for years. There is an overall consensus that a forceful blow to the head could lead to different levels of damage, just as a skull puncture can. What frustrates many doctors is the wildly varied repercussions of seemingly small or minor accidents. That is…
Read MoreTracy Morgan Still on Path to Recovery
Back in November, we ran a piece about Tracy Morgan and how Walmart was blaming the actor for his own injuries. There was some talk at the time that Mr. Morgan might never walk again, and that he was struggling through his recovery. That’s why it made us happy – and made it a bit…
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