At first Jasmin Weightman brushed off her concussion symptoms. She'd suffered two hard head knocks playing in her local AFL team's grand final last August, which quickly triggered a headache, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Active management after concussion is the best way for patients to recover and get back to school and work as quickly as possible, according to a Clinical Practice paper published ...

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Background Children and adolescents who play rugby are at increased risk of concussion and its effects. Competitive rugby union and rugby league feature as major sports in the school sport curriculum ...

Jon Patricios is a Board member of the Concussion in Sport group and medical advisor to SA Rugby, World Rugby, UEFA and the NFL (all unremunerated) Two decades ago there were only two criteria used to ...

Adults with concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) who are seen in the primary care setting or discharged from the emergency department are often told to wait to see if their symptoms resolve ...

Certain brain-related biomarkers in the blood are associated with how bad a teenager’s symptoms will be as they recover from a concussion, researchers reported in the November/December issue of the ...

The Football Association has strict procedures on dealing with head injuries, such as concussion. The guidelines for dealing with possible concussion operate under the tagline of 'if in doubt sit them ...

A person with a concussion may have dilated pupils, droopy eyelids, or difficulty tracking objects. Sometimes, these symptoms are obvious, but not always. Assessment tools can help a doctor check for ...

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left Thursday’s game against the Buffalo Bills with a concussion, the team announced. After a fourth-down run in the third quarter, Tagovailoa collided ...