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Brain Concussion - Physiopathology
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Definition of 'Brain Concussion'A nonspecific term used to describe transient alterations or loss of consciousness following closed head injuries. The duration of UNCONSCIOUSNESS generally lasts a few seconds, but may persist for several hours. Concussions may be classified as mild, intermediate, and severe. Prolonged periods of unconsciousness (often defined as greater than 6 hours in duration) may be referred to as post-traumatic coma (COMA, POST-HEAD INJURY). (From Rowland, Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, 9th ed, p418) |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Canadian minor hockey participants' knowledge about concussion.
29 Apr 2009 
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In Canada and the USA, ice hockey is a cause of traumatic brain injury. Post-concussive symptoms are the most important feature of the diagnosis of concussion in sports and it is recommended that athletes not return to ... Read more...
15 Apr 2009 OBJECTIVE: Recent reports have suggested that long-term residual brain dysfunctions from mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) that are often overlooked by clinical criteria may be detected using advanced research methods. The aim of the present study ... Read more...
30 Mar 2009 AIM: To investigate the electroencephalographic (EEG) and cardiovascular responses of halothane-anaesthetised calves to non-penetrative captive-bolt stunning. METHODS: Ten calves were minimally anaesthetised with halothane, using an established ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Brain Concussion - Physiopathology'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Canadian minor hockey participants' knowledge about concussion. 29 Apr 2009
- Differential effect of first versus second concussive episodes on wavelet information quality of EEG. 15 Apr 2009
- Electroencephalographic responses to concussive non-penetrative captive-bolt stunning in halothane - anaesthetised calves. 30 Mar 2009
- Concussion in sport.
16 Mar 2009 - Concussion in hockey: compliance with return to play advice and follow-up status. 27 Feb 2009
- National football league experiences with return to play after concussion. 27 Feb 2009
- Convolutions of the silent sports concussion: A neuropsychologist's response to the dark ages of rule-based return-to-play decisions. 27 Feb 2009
- Erythropoietin inhibits the increase of intestinal labile zinc and the expression of inflammatory mediators after traumatic brain injury in rats. 27 Feb 2009
- Impact of divided attention during verbal learning in young adults following mild traumatic brain injury. 30 Jan 2009
- Neuropsychological functioning following complicated vs. uncomplicated mild traumatic brain injury. 30 Jan 2009
- Numerical reconstruction of real-life concussive football impacts. 30 Jan 2009
- Posttraumatic epilepsy: the endophenotypes of a human model of epileptogenesis. 30 Jan 2009
- The management of sports-related concussion: current status and future trends. 30 Dec 2008
- Sport-related concussion. 30 Dec 2008
- Spatial orientation of attention and obstacle avoidance following concussion. 10 Dec 2008
- The effects of menstrual cycle phase on clinical measures of concussion in healthy college-aged females. Sep 2008
- Central or peripheral? A positional stance in reaction to the Prague statement on the role of neuropsychological assessment in sports concussion management. 30 Aug 2008
- Mild traumatic brain injury induces prolonged visual processing deficits in children. 30 Jul 2008
- Neurophysiological assessment prior to and following sports-related concussion during childhood: a case study. 23 Jul 2008
- Balance deficits after sports-related concussion in individuals reporting posttraumatic headache. 29 Jun 2008
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Technical information about 'Brain Concussion'
Definition: A nonspecific term used to describe transient alterations or loss of consciousness following closed head injuries. The duration of UNCONSCIOUSNESS generally lasts a few seconds, but may persist for several hours. Concussions may be classified as mild, intermediate, and severe. Prolonged periods of unconsciousness (often defined as greater than 6 hours in duration) may be referred to as post-traumatic coma (COMA, POST-HEAD INJURY). (From Rowland, Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, 9th ed, p418)
Descriptor UI: D001924
Alternative terms: Brain Concussion; Brain Concussions; Concussion, Brain; Commotio Cerebri; Cerebral Concussion; Cerebral Concussions; Concussion, Cerebral; Concussion, Mild; Mild Concussion; Mild Concussions; Concussion, Severe; Severe Concussion; Severe Concussions; Concussion, Intermediate; Intermediate Concussion; Intermediate Concussions;
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