More on Roethlisberger and brain damage? I am not really talking about Roethlisberger anymore. Roethlisberger’s behavior issues, the potential that they could be neurobehavioral issues, got people interested in the topic. But on the spectrum of severe neurobehavioral concerns, a…
Roethlisberger: Could Brain Injury Excuse his Actions?
A little over a month ago, I suggested that there could be a relationship between Ben Roethlisberger’s difficulties with the NFL (and the law) and brain injuries he has suffered. See http://www.tbilaw.com/blog/2010/03/football-and-brain-damage-the-cautionary-tale-of-steelers-quarterback-roethlisberger.html On Sunday that idea was picked up by…
No Twelve Step Program for Brain Injury Rehabilitation
While we don’t know the details, we certainly know that two of our country’s finest and most famous athletes have made public apologies for sexual interactions with women – Tiger Woods and Ben Roethlisberger. On another of our blogs yesterday,…
As Part Of Policy Change On TBI, Defense Department Readies Databases On Concussions
With traumatic brain injury (TBI) turning out to be one of the plagues of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Defense Department is creating databases to track such cases. It’s a smart move. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100420_9199.php?oref=topstory The initiative is part…
Injured Running Backs Are Damaged Goods To NFL
National Football League scouts are concerned about the injuries, including concussions, that prospective running backs have received, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/91289844.html Writer Bob McGinn – perhaps tongue in cheek, perhaps not – writes, “Across draft boards across…
Doctors Extract Live Explosive From Soldier’s Head In Afghanistan
Sometimes the truth is just as strange as fiction. The medical drama Grey’s Anatomy had a two-part episode several years ago about surgeons having to extract an unexploded bomb from a man’s chest. U.S. military surgeons in Afghanistan recently had…
Global Aviation Regulators Plan To Pool Safety Data
This week an alliance of aviation groups and regulators agreed to gather and collectively study airline-safety information from around the globe, in order to find ways to better respond to safety problems. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303601504575154163023746980.html?KEYWORDS=aviation+regulators As part of the agreement signed last…
University of Kentucky’s Lentz Gives Up Football Career Because of Concussions
Maybe the danger of Traumatic Brain Injury is finally sinking in with student athletes. On Wednesday it was announced that University of Kentucky safety Matt Lentz is abandoning his football career because of concussions. http://www.wkyt.com/wymtsports/headlines/89627587.html The news was announced by…