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Signs of a Concussion in Your Child
Head injuries in children can be dangerous if left undiagnosed, and many are underreported.
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How to Protect Your Child Against Concussion
While concussions can occur from car accidents, falls, and fights, one of the most common — and preventable — causes of concussions in youngsters is contact sports.
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Micro Concussions Happen Often in Sports
The brains of athletes not diagnosed with concussions still show damage.
What to Do for a Concussion
Being reinjured while recovering from a bash on the head can lead to permanent brain damage.
A Link Between Concussions and Alzheimer’s?
Traumatic brain injury, such as a concussion, may play a role in Alzheimer’s disease, especially if you have a genetic risk for the disease.
What Is a Concussion?
If you just don’t feel right after a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or body, get help quickly. Concussion is a kind of traumatic brain injury.
Pediatricians Urge Improved Football Safety for Kids
Too many children and teens are being injured playing football — some seriously — because safety strategies are overlooked.
Do Your Kids Know When to Call the Coach for Help?
As a concerned parent, you should find out if your child’s school invests in safety in sports programs. Here's what you should know.
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Causes and Symptoms
Evidence is accumulating that contact sports and concussions cause CTE, even in very young athletes.
Should Tackle Football In Childhood Become Obsolete?
Parental concern about the potential deleterious cumulative effects of tackle football on brain development has given rise to substantial declines in participation in tackle football in preadolescent boys.
Youth Sports: Where Has All The Overprotection Gone?
We aren’t inherently over\- or underprotective when it comes to kids. What we do is what parents have always done — we weigh pros and cons, risks and rewards.
Concussions May Lead to Sleep Problems Years Later
Traumatic brain injuries, or concussions, may increase your chance of insomnia, sleep apnea, daytime sleepiness, and other sleep problems.