Innovation in Football: The Confluence of Neurosurgery, Engineering and Business
Samuel R. Browd, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS, FAAP Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington; Pediatric Neurosurgeon at Seattle Children’s Hospital; Medical Director of the Seattle Children’s Sports Concussion Program; and Director of the UW Medicine Sports Health and Safety Institute. Seattle, Washington Ironically, a decade ago concussion wasn’t part of our world […]
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 […]
We Are Talking Past One Another!
By General Peter Chiarelli (Ret.) Chief Executive Officer, One Mind Scientific chaos seems to rule in the world of concussions and traumatic brain injury (TBI). This may come as a surprise given the high profile concussions have been given recently. For example, the National Football League (NFL) has been denigrated for hiding the effects of […]
A Real Pediatric Health Crisis
Guest post from Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FAANS, FACS AANS Past President President, Society of Neurological Surgeons Director, Institute of the Neurosciences Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery Professor, Department of Engineering Science & Mechanics The Pennsylvania State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA There seems to be an insatiable public interest […]
Sports-Related Brain Injury: Lessons from the NFL
H. Hunt Batjer, MD (right) President, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Lois C. A. and Darwin E. Smith Distinguished Chair in Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Neurosurgery Department Dallas, TX Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD (left) Chair-elect, AANS/CNS Washington Committee Past-chair, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care Geisinger Medical Center Danville, PA Editor’s Note: […]
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 […]