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Latest news and informaton on brain injury. concussion, coma, traumatic brain injury authored by noted legal authority on brain injury who is President of Brain Injury Association of New York State and past chair, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

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Important Traumatic Brain Injury Recommendations Made Today in New York State

Posted on September 16, 2010
The New York State Traumatic Brain Injury Coordinating Council (TBISCC) was created by act of the New York State legislature in 1994 and is "charged with recommending to the department (department of health) long range objectives, goals and priorities...

Traumatic brain injury needs to be redefined as a chronic medical condition

Posted on September 15, 2010
Traumatic brain injury needs to be redefined as a chronic disease to ensure that patients receive proper medical care and that this care is reimbursed by health insurance plans according to an article in the Journal of Neurotraumac co authored by Doctors Brent Masel and Douglas DeWitt...

New York State Traumatic Brain Injury Services Coordinating Council Scheduled to Consider Recommendations Establishment of Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund and Requirments For Mandatory Pre-Season Base Line Testing To Assess Sport Concussion Injuries

Posted on September 15, 2010
As Chair of the New York State Traumatic Brain Injury Services Coordinating Council, I will be chairing our quarterly meeting in Albany, New York tomorrow at 10:30 AM at the offices of the New York State Department of Health located at 161 Delaware Avenue, Delmar, New York...

September is brain aneurysm awareness month

Posted on September 14, 2010
Brain aneurysms can occur in anyone, at any age. An estimated 6 million people in the United States have an unruptured brain aneurysm. Each year, about 30,000 people in the U.S. will suffer from a ruptured brain aneurysm. About 40% of those experiencing a ruptured brain aneurysm will die...

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Sports Concussion Not Limited to Football--Basketball found to be second leading cause of concussions in nation's youth

Posted on September 14, 2010
This week?s issue of the medical journal Pediatrics reported that about 375,000 children and teenagers are treated in hospital emergency rooms each year for basketball-related injuries. In 2007, the last year of the study, about 4 percent of youth basketball injuries were to the head, about double the number of such injuries reported by emergency rooms in 1997...

Link between brain injury and suicide confirmed in football player

Posted on September 14, 2010
The New York Times reports today on evidence establishing a link between brain injury and suicide in a story entitled, ?In College Players, Suicide, Signs of Disease That Haunts the N.F.L.? Award winning Times reporter, Alan Schwarz reports that physicians at the University of Boston who are working with the Sports Legacy Institute have determined that the brain of a 21 year old college football player that hung himself shows early signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a disease linked to depression and impulse control in NFL football players, two of whom also committed suicide in the past ten years...

New treatment guidelines on management of Intracrebral hemorrhage

Posted on September 13, 2010
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), bleeding within the brain is one of the most severe forms of stroke producing devastating neurological injuries. For too long, many clinicians have taken the unfortunate attitude that treatment options did not exist. ICH is a medical emergency and is associated with an abrupt onset of focal neurological symptoms, vomiting, systolic blood pressure of more than 220 mm Hg, severe headache, coma, or decreased level of consciousness...

Long Island Federal Concussion Hearing Scheduled for Monday Sept. 13th

Posted on September 12, 2010
On Monday, September 13th, the Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), will hold a field hearing in Long Island, New York to explore how schools and communities can help raise awareness of the risks of concussions and improve concussion management for students...

New Yor City Brain Injury-Sports Concussion Conference

Posted on September 12, 2010
On Saturday, September 25, I am honored to be the Chair of an important sports concussion conference, "Heading in the Right Direction: Strategies for Sports Concussion Management." which is sponsored by the Brain Injury Association of New York State. The keynote address will be given by Chris Nowinski, president of the Sports Legacy Institute, ?Solving the Sports Concussion Crisis...

Radio Interview: Sports Concussions: What parents need to know

Posted on September 04, 2010
I will be discussing issues surrounding concussions in youth sports this Sunday, September 5th at 8:00 AM with noted youth sports authority Rick Wolff on his Sunday morning talk show, Sports Edge on WFAN, Sports Radio, 66 AM New York. I will also be explaining my important proposal for mandatory medical insurance coverage for pre season base line neuropsychological testing and the need for school based insurance policies to cover brain injury treatment and rehabilitation, if necessary once a concussion does take place...

The medical professionals at the US Open may know something about ankle injuries but they know nothing about concussions

Posted on September 03, 2010
As I suspected, as more news reports uncover what happened to tennis player, Victoria Azarenka, we are now finding out that she had struck her head in a fall earlier in the day. This fall in a gym was witnessed by medical personnel who came to her assistance...

Concussions-Whose minding the store at US Open?

Posted on September 02, 2010
At the US Open yesterday, Victoria Azarenka, the No. 10 seed collapsed on the court during her second-round match. At first her fall seemed it was heat related, but Ms. Azarenka in a statement blamed a mild concussion she suffered in a fall before the match while doing a training run...

Who is going to care for all of these kids with traumatic brain injuries?

Posted on September 01, 2010
A troubling study was published in the journal Pediatrics reviewing emergency department visits and concussions in child athletes. The study raises important public health questions regarding the availability of treatment and medical insurance coverage for these children who may face a tragic permanent consequences...

Participants sought for Tinnitus study

Posted on August 27, 2010
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is recruiting interested tinnitus patients for a pilot study. The purpose of this study is to look at changes in the brain that may occur when people are able to control their tinnitus (turn their tinnitus on/off or make their tinnitus louder or softer) by doing certain tasks such as turning their heads, opening/closing their mouth, or redirecting their thoughts...

What parents need to know if their child sustains a concussion.

Posted on August 27, 2010
This Sunday, August 29th, I am scheduled to appear on the CBS morning public affairs show, Eye on New York hosted by Don Dahler. The show on CBS, New York, Channel 2 will air at 6:30 AM. We will be having a discussion of the imporant health issues pertaining to sports concussions including the need for baseline testing, the signs and symptoms of concussions and what parents need to know if their child has sustained a concussion.

Ban Mixed Martial Arts

Posted on August 26, 2010
Calls for the banning of mixed marital arts have increased. The Canadian Medical Association is the latest group calling for a ban on mixed martial arts in Canada. Those in favor of the ban say the sport puts fighters at risk of severe head trauma and other injuries that could have lifelong effects.

Nightline to examine behavioral consequences of repeated traumatic brain injuries

Posted on August 26, 2010
This evening, ABC News's "Nightline" program will be featuring a report on deceased former WWE wrestler Chris Benoit as part of their summer series examining the human brain. Tonight's episode from the series "Secrets of Your Mind: Why We Do What We Do" will include interviews with Michael Benoit, the father of Chris Benoit, and Dr...

Some Frightening Statistics on Football Related Concussions

Posted on August 25, 2010
In a press release the American Association of Neurological Surgeons state that the annual incidence of football-related concussion in the United States is estimated at 300,000 and nearly 45,000 football-related head injuries were serious enough to be treated at U...

Walk for Thought/Cycle for Safety: Brain Injury Association of New Jersey Event

Posted on August 25, 2010
The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey is sponsoring a walking and riding event WALK FOR THOUGHT / CYCLE FOR SAFETY to promote brain injury prevention on SATURDAY,OCTOBER 16, 2010 at several locations within New Jesey. You can obtain more information by visiting theBrain Injury Asssociation of New Jersey web site.

Information on brain aneuysms

Posted on August 24, 2010
September is brain aneurysm awareness month. A brain aneurysm which has remain silent in an individual?s brain for years can rupture as a result of head trauma and brain injury. Unfortunately, many brain aneurysms go unrecognized by the medical profession leading to rupture, brain damage and even death...

Indiana Med School seeking volunteers for new brain injury treatment study

Posted on August 24, 2010
The Center for Neuroimaging at the Indiana University School of Medicine is recruiting individuals with memory and attention problems related to traumatic brain injury (TBI) for a study evaluating the effectiveness of three treatments. Participants must be between 18 and 60 years of age and have experienced a brain injury between 4 months and 5 years ago resulting in lasting problems with attention and memory...

Let's support funding for TBI for Kids Web Site

Posted on August 23, 2010
Just a reminder that we all have to go to the Pepsi site and vote for funding to build the new brain injury information site devoted to issues surrounding brain injury in children. The site is being built by the founders of BrainLine and deserves our support...

The New York State Department of

Posted on August 23, 2010
The New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Injury Prevention has just published their August Newsletter which contains some important information on playground safety and traumatic brain injury: Kids love playgrounds, and with the nice weather children flock to neighborhood and schoolyard playgrounds...

Today's Interview on WFAN-Some proposals for change in the NFL and in Schools to Prevent Brain Damage

Posted on August 22, 2010
Earlier today, I had the privilege of appearing on Bob Salter's morning talk show which was broadcast on WFAN. In addition to discussing the signs and symptoms of a concussion, I also has the opportunity to discuss some of my ideas on how to improve the safety of football players and all athletes...

Listen to Michael discuss concussions and the NFL tomorrow morning on WFAN

Posted on August 21, 2010
Tomorrow morning (Sunday, August 22) at 7:25 AM Part I and at 7:45 AM Part II, I am scheduled to appear as a guest of Bob Salter on WFAN radio on his morning sports program to discuss the general topic of concussions in sports and the way the NFL has been dealing with the issue as well as some of my proposals for change...

Pre-season baseline neuropsychological testing of all players must be become mandatory

Posted on August 19, 2010
Concussions pose a great danger to our nation's youth and all students must have baseline neuropsychological testing at the beginning of the season in order to have a gauge to use to determine when a player who has sustained a concussion can return to play...

Cerebrospinal fluid examination may preduct risk of Alzheimer's disease

Posted on August 13, 2010
Researchers in the August issue of Achieves of Neurology (67:949-956) are reporting the results of studies which show that Cerebrospinal fluid contains important information that which is highly predictive of Alzheimer's disease. The researchers are recommending that testing of cerebral spinal fluid evaluation should be utilized when Alzheimer's disease is suggested in patients who exhibit mild cognitive impairments...

Let's Help Brainline build its new web site dedicated to brain injury in children

Posted on August 09, 2010
Let?s help WETA, the public service television station in Washington DC and their award winning web site Brainline build a new web site dedicated to preventing brain injury in children and providing critical information to parents, teachers, coaches and physicians...

Air Show to Support Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire

Posted on August 08, 2010
The 2010 Boston-Portsmouth Air Show will take to the skies Aug. 28 and 29 at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease in support of the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire. The air show brings a blockbuster lineup that includes the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, Braizilian Air Force Smoke Squadron, and the U...

Nursing Home Fined For Patient's Head Injury and Death

Posted on August 06, 2010
Frequently falls in nursing homes lead to brain injury and even death. The nursing home and its staff are responsible for these injuries and legal action can be instituted by the patient and their family. In New York State, special rights and legal protection are afforded to nursing home residents...

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