Neurosurgeons: Upfront on Concussions’
Guest post from Hunt Batjer, MD Lois C. A. and Darwin E. Smith Distinguished Chair in Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Neurosurgery Department Dallas, TX Profession football is the most popular sport in the US. This popularity is growing despite increasing publicity over the impact of concussions and the potential for long term health consequences of […]
IOM Releases New Report on Sports Concussion in Youth
Guest Blog from Julian E. Bailes, MD Bennett-Tarkington Chair Department of Neurosurgery, NorthShore University HealthSystem Co-Director, NorthShore Neurological Institute Recently, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council, with support from several other government agencies and private groups, issued a 306-page report entitled: “Sports-Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science, Changing the Culture.” This […]