Winter is here…Where is your helmet?
Kristopher G. Hooten, MD (left) Major United States Army Fellow in Pediatric Neurosurgery at Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC Kimberly B. Hoang, MD (right) Resident in Neurological Surgery at Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC Winter is here. Where is your helmet? As the temperatures drop, neurosurgeons unfortunately also see an increase in devastating […]
Recommendations are on the Way!
Guest post written on behalf of the neurosurgery members of the CDC Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Guideline Workgroup Michael S. Turner, MD, FAANS; Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS; Edward C. Benzel, MD, FAANS; Ann-Christine Duhaime, MD, FAANS; Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD, FAANS, FACS; John Ragheb, MD, FAANS, FACS; Patricia B. Raksin, MD, […]
Neurosurgeon’s Breakthroughs with Eye Tracking Adds Insight to Concussion Understanding
Uzma Samadani, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS Rockswold Kaplan Endowed Chair, Hennepin County Medical Center Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Concussions are a problem. Everyone agrees on that. But it is rather less apparent how to define a concussion accurately, or how to diagnose, track and follow-up post-concussion. Effective treatment is based […]
New Polytrauma System of Care Yields Tremendous Hope
Odette A. Harris MD, MPH, FAANS Department of Neurosurgery Stanford University Medical Center Director, Defense Veterans Brain Injury Center Stanford, CA Advancement of medical knowledge has often occurred during and after wars. For neurosurgery, the Civil War brought an understanding of peripheral nerve injuries and infection prevention, while World War I enabled a clearer understanding […]
Equestrian Traumatic Brain Injury – Opportunities to Acknowledge, Educate and Guide
Ann R. Stroink, MD, FAANS Central Illinois Neuro Health Science Bloomington, IL The fall season soon approaches with exhilarating thoughts of crisp air, bonfires and outdoor sports! It is also the season when the media will focus on concussions in professional football players. This draws attention to the potential hazards of football, with needed public […]
NFL Advancing Progress on the Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Concussions
H. Hunt Batjer, MD, FAANS, FACS (left) Co-Chair, National Football League Head, Neck and Spine Committee Dallas, TX Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD, FAANS, FACS (right) Co-Chair, National Football League Head, Neck and Spine Committee Seattle, WA The National Football League (NFL) has a tremendous opportunity, if not responsibility, to continue to advance progress on the […]
BCBSA Report: Concussion Diagnoses Spiked in the U.S. from 2010 through 2015
From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog, you will see us cross-posting or linking to items from other places when we believe they hit the mark on an issue. As such, we wanted to draw your attention to a new Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) report entitled, “The Steep Rise in Concussion Diagnoses in […]
Faces of Neurosurgery: TRACK-ing Progress in Traumatic Brain Injury
Guest post from Kristopher T. Kimmell, MD Neurosurgical Resident, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY By now many have grown numb to the statistics regarding traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the United States. Over two million people see a medical professional for symptoms related to a traumatic head injury each year. If these numbers […]
AANS Neurosurgeon Spotlight: September 2016 – Neurotrauma
The AANS Neurosurgeon is the official socioeconomic publication of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), and features information and analysis for contemporary neurosurgical practice. It focuses on topics related to legislation, workforce issues and practice management as they affect the specialty of neurosurgery. The September 2016 edition of AANS Neurosurgeon explores the theme, “Neurotrauma,” […]
ThinkFirst About Concussion
Debby Gerhardstein, RN, BSN, MA (left) Executive Director ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation Naperville, Illinois Mark A. Spatola, MD, FAANS (right) Chairman, ThinkFirst Board of Directors Orange Park Neurosurgery Orange Park, Florida Over the years, the topic of concussion has moved from behind the shadows of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) to take on a […]