Citation

Casson IR, Pellman EJ, Viano DC. Neurol. Clin. 2008; 26(1): 217-241.

Affiliation

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee, National Football League, 280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA; Department of Neurology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, Bronx, NY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ncl.2007.11.005

PMID

18295092

Abstract

The authors' studies have yielded a great deal of data regarding the biomechanics of head injury and the clinical picture of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) in the National Football League (NFL). The research has demonstrated the link between the effects of biomechanical forces on the brain and the clinical symptomatology of the concussed players. New insights into the mechanisms of injury are leading to new ways of protecting football players from the effects of MTBI. The clinical data validate the effectiveness of the current NFL physician approach to the evaluation and treatment of the player who sustains MTBI. There are still many more questions to answer and much more knowledge to be gained from continuing research in this area.

Language: en