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Our biweekly Concussion Update newsletter provides thoughtful synopses of new research, news related to concussions, listings of free webinars, and calls for study participants for research.

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Major scandal forces international consensus chair to step down from post ahead of 6th consensus statement process in October (3/17/22 Newsletter)

major gaps in concussion education delivered in schools, baseline testing doesn’t help identify concussions in NCAA athletes, good resource on meditation, telemedicine active rehabilitation therapy may help as much as in-person programs, youth with concussions more likely to have mental health problems, children with assault-related concussions get fewer diagnostic evaluations & have worse outcomes, NYT article on IPV TBI

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Dizziness after concussion: pathology, diagnostic and treatment timelines (3/3/22 Newsletter)

Gaps in PA High Schools’ SRC programs; sleep quality, neuropsychiatric disorders, & neurodegeneration; post-concussive dizziness; anxiety contributes to symptom intensity, persistence; mTBI patients have worse cognitive outcomes at 1 year; updated pediatric recommendations; anthology of women writers reflecting on concussion; health disparities & headache treatment; mild cognitive impairment and dementia prevalent among ex NFL players

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The English Premier League will trial in-game saliva tests for concussion diagnosis (12/16/21 newsletter)

NIH funds biomarker study for youth, VA secretary on cannabis for vets, multiple concussions may disrupt default mode network, FDA approval for hypothermic therapy, physicians’ experience with mental health complications, training drills cause more impacts than games in soccer, more brain injuries due to pandemic-driven increase in intimate partner violence

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