We publish the Concussion Update Newsletter approximately every two weeks. You can read previous issues here or click on any of the newsletter links below. The Concussion Update Newsletter provides thoughtful synopses of new research, news related to concussions, listings of free webinars, and calls for study participants for research.
Upcoming Concussion Advocate Training Workshop. Concussion Alliance brings on new employee. Concussion patients ages 5-24 experience increased (but still low) suicide risk. Juvenile concussions in mice linked to progressive changes in the brain later in life.
White matter structural changes in adult amateur soccer players, females have higher risks of persisting symptoms after a car accident
persisting cerebral blood flow changes reveal seconday injury processes months after full return to play, practicing self-compassion can help with psychological struggles after TBI
Lunch & Learn Q&A next week; alterable lifestyle choices may play a larger role in post-concussion depression than concussion itself; brain injuries are common but under-recognized in older adults
Upcoming Concussion Advocate Training Workshop. Concussion Alliance Co-Founder and COO published by Women in Global Health. Standard assessment tools often miss long-term burden of concussion on older adults. Gender differences found in concussion assessment; push for a more gender-specific approach.