Neurorehabilitation News

Published results showed high school athletes required 1 month of recovery after concussion before returning to sport, with longer recovery time among female athletes, players with a history of concussion and those with a delayed diagnosis.

Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to adapt to change and rewire itself. This rewiring happens throughout life but is particularly important after a traumatic brain injury.

Most patients with sports-related mild traumatic brain injuries need longer than 14 days to recover, according to a published study.

Older adults who garden, swim, dance, walk or engage in other leisure activities may have larger brain volumes than inactive adults, according to research to be presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting.

by Anthony P. Kontos, PhD

According to results published in JAMA Network Open, blood biomarkers may provide information on how sport-related concussion impacts the brains of collegiate athletes.

Published results showed athletes who presented for clinical care within the first week of concussion injury experienced faster recovery compared with athletes who had delayed care postinjury.

KOLOA, Hawaii — A speaker at Orthopedics Today Hawaii said there is a need for a validated, rapid, objective, diagnostic test to better diagnose concussions, especially in youth athletes.

In this week’s edition, the FDA approval of an oral anticonvulsant; plus news you may have missed from the AAN and ACTRIMS meetings.