The mechanisms underpinning concussion, traumatic brain injury, and chronic traumatic
encephalopathy, and the relationships between these disorders, are poorly understood. We …

Concussive brain injury (CBI) accounts for approximately 75% of all brain-injured people in
the United States each year and is particularly prevalent in contact sports. Concussion is the …

Over the last 17 years, there has been a remarkable increase in scientific research
concerning chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Since the publication of NINDS–NIBIB …

Concussion is a significant issue in medicine and the media today. With growing interest on
the long-term effects of sports participation, it is important to understand what occurs in the …

The purpose of this study was to quantify the severity of head impacts sustained by
individual collegiate football players and to investigate differences between impacts …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability, contributing to~ 30%
of all injury-related deaths in the US. TBI occurs when a force transmitted to the head causes …

For the past 25 years, controlled cortical impact (CCI) has been a useful tool in traumatic
brain injury (TBI) research, creating injury patterns that includes primary contusion, neuronal …

The acute and long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) have received
increased attention in recent years. In this Review, we discuss the neuropathology and …

Initially, interest in sport-related concussion arose from the premise that the study of athletes
engaged in sports associated with high rates of concussion could provide insight into the …

Sports related head injuries can cause transient neurological events including loss of
consciousness and dystonic posturing. However, it is unknown why head impacts that …