I read a wonderful story by Amy Zellmer, a professional photographer and TBI survivor who published a firsthand account of her struggles with a mild traumatic brain injury. According to her story, Amy fell on a patch of ice and sustained a “mild” traumatic brain injury. Despite people telling her “it’s just a concussion,” a
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Age of First Exposure to Football and Later-Life Cognitive Impairment in Former NFL Players
A new study conducted by researchers from Boston University found that children who sustained a concussion/mild traumatic brain injury prior to the age of 12 had a greater risk of later-life cognitive impairment. Robert A. Stern, Ph.D. and colleagues at Boston University conducted a study to “determine the relationship between exposure to repeated head impacts…