Colorado at the turn of the new year will join the parade of states that have instituted laws to protect young athletes from concussions, according to the Associated Press. http://www.kjct8.com/news/Calling-Attention-to-Concussions/-/163152/437714/-/bp15x5z/-/index.html Effective Jan. 1, coaches are mandated to take players as young…
Teen’s Basketball Concussion Turns Her Into A Southpaw
Here’s another truth-is-stranger-than-fiction story about brain injury. A teenager in Washington state sustained a concussion during a basketball game, and wound up getting amnesia and becoming left-handed. http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=12982365 The case involves Mikayla Wilson, 14, of Spangle, Wash. She was knocked to the ground during…
New York Mayor Bloomberg’s Daughter Suffers Concussion After Horse Jump
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s younger daughter was set to undergo additional tests Monday after sustaining a concussion during a fall while performing at an equestrian tournament. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/bloomberg-says-daughter-is-recovering-after-fall/?scp=9&sq=mayor%20bloomberg&st=cse Georgina Bloomberg, 27, was briefly unconscious and fractured several vertebrae Friday when she…
The Problems Enforcing Washington’s Model Lystedt Concussion Law
Many states have enacted concussion laws to protect young athletes, but those rules are not always properly enforced by schools and doctors, according to an incisive article by The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/23/sports/23concussion.html Headlined “Despite Law, Town Finds Concussion Dangers Lurk,” the…
Mother Of College Football Player Who Committed Suicide, And Had Brain Disease, To Testify At Congressional Hearing
This Thursday’s Congressional hearing on youth sports concussions will have an especially interesting witness: the mother of the University of Pennsylvania football player who committed suicide, and was found to be suffering from the same brain disease nearly two dozen pro…
Female High School Athletes Describe The Lingering After Effects Of Their Concussions
Female high school athletes last week told a congressional committee about how the concussions they sustained playing sports changed their lives for the worse, as they continue to struggle to do tasks as simple as basic arithmetic. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/sports/football/21concussions.html The House Committee on Education and…