BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The recognition and management of concussion in sport is
an evolving and controversial topic with a myriad of groups and organizations producing …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a significant source of death and permanent disability,
contributing to nearly one-third of all injury related deaths in the United States and exacting …

Importance Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, in children is a rapidly growing
public health concern because epidemiologic data indicate a marked increase in the …

Sport-related concussion is a “hot topic” in the media and in medicine. It is a common injury
that is likely underreported by pediatric and adolescent athletes. Football has the highest …

Context: With an estimated 3.8 million sport-and recreation-related concussions occurring
annually, targeted prevention and diagnostic methods are needed. Biomechanical analysis …

This review seeks to summarize diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) studies that have evaluated
structural changes attributed to the mechanisms of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in adult …

Concussive head injury opens a temporary window of brain vulnerability due to the
impairment of cellular energetic metabolism. As experimentally demonstrated, a second mild …

In the United States, approximately 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI)
annually; these injuries account for 1.365 million emergency room visits and 275,000 …

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) results from a transfer of mechanical energy into the brain
from traumatic events such as rapid acceleration/deceleration, a direct impact to the head, or …

Mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) have been associated with long-term cognitive deficits
relating to trauma-induced neurodegeneration. These long-term deficits include impaired …