How a Small Education Campaign Helped Change the Landscape of Concussion Education and Policy
Figure 1: CDC HEADS UP materials 2003 through present This March, in recognition of Brain Injury Awareness Month, we want to take a moment to reflect on the momentous progress that has been made related to concussion education over the last 20 years. During that time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) HEADS […]
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, […]
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 […]
Ebola, Bats and Neurosurgery
Guest post from Chaim B. Colen, MD Chair of the Young Physicians Representative Section of the CSNS Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Definition Ebola virus hemorrhagic fever disease is a severe infection. In humans, it can have a mortality rate of up to 90 percent. The infection can occur in humans and animals. In nature, fruit […]