Focal and diffuse brain injury

Mental health issues are increasing later on in a athlete’s life because of high impact sports. Many sports these days have had a lot of issues with concussions and other major injuries or health problems. Some people that may have a concussion or have had one in the past should really watch for the symptoms of possibly having one. Some of the physical symptoms are dizziness, problems with balance, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision, headaches, sensitivity to light, low energy level. Many…

athletes injured on the field? Very frequently. One of the most common reoccurring injuries are concussions, and concussions are an important issue. If not treated correctly, they can have terrible consequences. But if an athlete gets a head injury, they should sit out of the game to prevent a second injury or a serious side effect that could affect them for the rest of their life. The problem with head injuries is that, at any moment you may go unconscious. Athletes with a concussions are 9…

As stated previously, Moyamoya disease is characterized by blockage in the arteries at the base of the brain. As the normal blood vessels narrow and become blocked, a person may suffer from an ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, or a mini-stroke. Children and adults suffer from similar symptoms. During an ischemic stroke, a blockage interrupts the oxygen flow to the brain. A hemorrhagic stroke occurs in adults with Moyamoya when their blood vessel erupts and blood leaks into the brain.When a…

Concussions in Athletes Tristyn D. Bailey California Baptist University Abstract A growing epidemic in today society are head impacts and concussions cause by contact sports usually happening between athletes. When leaving a head injury undetected, you can result in having long term brain damage and may even prove deadly. To preserve the young athlete’s head health, mental cognition and ability to succeed, it is critical that coaches, players and parents are aware of the inherent dangers and…

Describe the problem as told by a healthcare professional For this project I chose to interview two physicians who specialize in the management of stroke patients. Carlene W. Kingston MD is the Stroke Medical Director and Inpatient Neurohospitalist Lead Physician at Novant Health Neurology Specialists in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tommy Thomas MD, PhD is a Neuroscience Critical Care physician at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. The healthcare problem was initially identified for…

Do you know anyone who has serious brain issues because of football. Hit Count by Chris Lynch. This book is about a boy named Arlo. He is in high school and has aspirations to become a great football player. As the book progresses, he begins to have concussive symptoms and other brain issues. In this book I will be connecting, evaluating, and predicting. First, I will be connecting to how Arlo feels when he gets a concussion. He does not admit to himself that anything is wrong. He just tells…

also cause permanent long term damage to the wiring of the brain. In older athletes, blows to the head can cause more harm because adults have one-eighth to a quarter-inch of space between the brain itself and the skull. This allows for more room for the brain to repeatedly hit the skull, whereas in a teenage athlete, the brain is flush with the skull, and doesn’t give the brain any room to move (Giles, 2016). While any hit to the brain is devastating, it seems as though adults are more at risk…

world, there are problems with safety in sports and it affects significant people. Concussions can change their lives in many ways. It can be life-changing, resulting in problems for them for longer than just a regular concussion recovery. These injuries can cause people much more than just two weeks of recovery. Sports safety is very minimal and could be vastly improved from how it is today. Many things can change with sports safety including the way people are taught to play, the rules when we…

This experiment is a correlational study because it is used to see if there is a correlation between concussion knowledge and socioeconomic class. This study was used to see if the coaches that lived in a lower socioeconomic class had less concussion education through than coaches who lived in a higher socioeconomic class, and how effective the Heads Up Football (HUF) program is. The participants of this study were 5,263 leagues that sponsored youth football. Zip codes were used for the…

evaluated for safety research. First, you probably want to know what a concussion is before I talk about how and why they happen in football. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that has brain altering effects. These effects can include the following: headaches, balance, coordination, and memory. How do these injuries occur you ask? Most concussions are caused by a violent shaking motion and usually occur playing a contact sport such as football. (Clinic, 2016) Following a first…