/channels/taxonomy/term/2821/all en /channels/channels/news/concussion-symptoms-children-may-have-multiple-underlying-causes-339608 <p>Different types of brain damage caused by a concussion may lead to similar symptoms in children, according to research led by ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ. A new way of studying concussions could help develop future treatments.</p> <p>While most children fully recover after a concussion, some will have lasting symptoms. The findings published in <i><a href="https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.70450">eLife</a></i> help explain the complex relationships that exist between symptoms and the damage caused by the injury.</p> Tue, 17 May 2022 17:58:03 +0000 webfull 180191 at /channels /channels/channels/event/mcgill-cares-webcast-relationship-between-concussions-and-neurocognitive-disorders-325333 <p>Join us on <strong>October 21 at noon</strong> for the next webcast in our weekly series, <strong><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/medsimcentre/community-outreach/dementia/mcgill-cares-webcasts">ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Cares</a></strong>, designed to support informal care</p> Wed, 14 Oct 2020 13:54:48 +0000 webfull 164241 at /channels /channels/channels/news/canadian-first-research-project-will-study-blows-head-university-football-300512 <p>ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ is participating in a new research project titled Tête première (head first), led by the team of neuropsychologist Dr. Louis De Beaumont, a researcher at the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal research centre and a professor in the Department of Surgery at Université de Montréal. The project will assess the brain’s capacities to sustain blows to the head during a full university football season.</p> Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:08:51 +0000 webfull 152976 at /channels /channels/channels/news/detecting-long-term-concussion-athletes-268931 <p>Lawyers representing both sides in concussion lawsuits against sports leagues may eventually have a new tool at their disposal: a diagnostic signature that uses artificial intelligence to detect brain trauma years after it has occurred. </p> Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:43:41 +0000 webfull 129230 at /channels /channels/channels/news/june-brain-injury-awareness-month-268534 <h2><strong>Much work to be done to improve diagnosis and treatment </strong></h2> <p><span>When NHL star player Sidney Crosby suffered a concussion during a game in May – the fourth concussion of his career – the news made nationwide headlines. A few years earlier, a concussion had kept the Pittsburgh Penguins star off the ice for ten months.</span></p> <p>Concussions can have serious consequences, even in cases where the victim shows few symptoms immediately. Victims often shrug off a mild blow to the head, unaware that brain damage has occurred.</p> Wed, 07 Jun 2017 17:44:23 +0000 webfull 128739 at /channels /channels/news/finding-new-test-concussions-243615 <p><em>Brain activation study helps to diagnose concussions in children and youths </em></p> Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:48:55 +0000 webfull 108909 at /channels /channels/event/path-2nd-annual-research-symposium-253467 <p><br /><strong>ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Research Centre for Physical Activity and Health (PATH)</strong><br /> 2nd Annual Research Symposium<br /> Friday October 2, 2015<br /></p> Thu, 10 Sep 2015 18:58:51 +0000 webfull 112268 at /channels /channels/news/mcgill-expert-brain-injuries-concussions-261238 <p> June is National Brain Injury Awareness Month. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children and adults from ages 1 to 44. Brain injuries are most often caused by motor vehicle crashes, sports injuries, or simple falls on the playground, at work or in the home.</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbuLj2GAzMM&index=4&list=PLfMfJihLOASV_uwl5sumoc3XOJiPlGo-V"><img src="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/files/newsroom/longer_video_-_resized.jpg" style="height:515px; width:715px" /></a></p> Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:41:20 +0000 webfull 119280 at /channels