Journal Club Update: Traumatic Brian Injury

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Identifier 20140303_nanos_journalclubsympos_03-1
Title Journal Club Update: Traumatic Brian Injury
Creator Steven L. Galetta, MD
Affiliation NYU Langone
Subject Mild Traumatic Injury; Concussion; King Devick Test; Chronic Traumatic Encephaloapthy
Description Between 1.6 and 3.8 million sports-related mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) occur every year and the vast majority are concussions. This may be a gross underestimation as many patients do not seek medical attention. Concussions are induced by an impulsive force transmitted to the head resulting from an impact to the head, face, neck, or elsewhere. Direct head contact is not a requirement for a concussion and less than 10% of athletes lose consciousness. In similar sports, women appear to be more vulnerable to concussions. The clinical manifestations of concussion are diverse and include slowing of saccadic eye movements, double vision, balance or memory impairment, headache, confusion, amnesia, dizziness, nausea, slurred speech, fatigue, sensitivity to light, and sleep disturbances. These findings may be the end result of metabolic dysfunction resulting from impaired energy regulation.
Date 2014-03-03
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation Microsoft PowerPoint
Type Text
Source 2014 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2014: Journal Club
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wd769w
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