Betsy Myhre, a nurse practitioner in the Clinical Practice and Clinical Recommendations group at the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, and Don Marion, a neurosurgeon and senior clinical consultant at DVBIC, discuss the role of athletic

Football Helmet Safety Ratings and Risk of Concussion

Jan 2nd, 2019 11m 2s

Betsy Myhre and Don Marion discuss football helmet safety.Colello, R.J., Colello, I.A., Abdelhameid, D., Cresswell, K.G., Merchant, R., & Beckett, E. (2018). Making Football Safer: Assessing the Current National Football League Policy on the

Assessing Concussion in High School Athletes

Jan 17th, 2018 9m 28s

Dr. Don Marion and Dr. Anne Bunner discuss concussion assessment methods for high school athletes.Publication: Currie, D.W., Kraeutler, M.J., Schrock, J.B., McCarty, E.C., Comstock, R.D. (2017). Time Trends in Concussion Symptom Presentation

Effect of Memantine on Moderate TBI

Dec 7th, 2017 6m 54s

Dr. Don Marion and Dr. Anne Bunner discuss whether a drug known for treating Alzheimer’s, which may have some neuroprotective effects, could improve short-term neurological function in patients with moderate TBI.Publication: Mokhtari, M., Nay

Sport-related Concussion and NCATs

Nov 14th, 2017 6m 57s

Dr. Don Marion and Dr. Anne Bunner discuss the use of neurocognitive assessment tests following sport-related concussions.Publication: Alsalaheen, B., Stockdale, K., Pechumer, D., Broglio, S.P., & Marchetti, G.F. (2017). A Comparative Meta-An

Sport Concussion and Neuroimaging

Oct 16th, 2017 7m 41s

Dr. Don Marion and Dr. Anne Bunner discuss neuroimaging evidence of altered brain structure and function in concussed athletes with longer recovery times.Publication discussed: Churchill, N.W., Hutchison, M.G., Richards, D., Leung, G., Graham

Can You Get a Brain Injury from Riding a Roller Coaster?

Sep 11th, 2017 8m 13s

Dr. Don Marion and Dr. Anne Bunner discuss a study on the effects of roller coaster rides on the brain. Publication discussed: Kuo, C., Wu, L.C., Ye, P.P., Laksari, K., Camarillo, D.B., Kuhl E. (2017). Pilot Findings of Brain Displacements an

Cortical Thickness, Age and TBI

Aug 23rd, 2017 7m 47s

Dr. Don Marion and Dr. Anne Bunner discuss objective and quantifiable imaging markers of traumatic brain injury in relation to aging.Publication discussed: Savjani RR, Taylor BA, Acion L, Wilde EA, & Jorge R. Accelerated Changes in Cortical T

Depression, Gender and Traumatic Brain Injury

Aug 14th, 2017 7m 22s

Dr. Anne Bunner and Dr. Don Marion discuss a study comparing rates of depression in men and women following a traumatic brain injury (TBI).Publication discussed: Lavoie, S., Sechrist, S., Quach, N., Ehsanian, R., Duong, T., Gotlib, I. H., &

Sport Concussion Consensus Statement

Jul 26th, 2017 8m 13s

Dr. Anne Bunner discusses recent updates to 2012 guidelines from the Concussion in Sport Group, also known as the “Berlin consensus statement” on sport concussion.Publication discussed: McCrory P, Meeuwisse W, Dvořák J, et al. Consensus sta

Wearable Sensors to Detect Head Impact

Jul 19th, 2017 6m 45s

Dr. Don Marion and host Inbal Eshel consider a study on the usefulness of wearable sensors to measure head impacts.Publication discussed: Cortes, N., Lincoln, A., Myer, G.D., Hepburn, L., Higgins, M., Putukian, M., & Caswell S. (2017). Video

Outcome Predictors for Blast TBI

Jun 28th, 2017 9m 54s

Dr. Anne Bunner discusses a study about early predictors of long-term outcomes following blast-related concussion.Publication discussed: MacDonald C.L., Barber, J., Jordan, M., Johnson, A.M., Dikmen, S., Fann, J.R., & Temkin N. (2017). Early

Concussion and Neurocognitive Assessment Tools

Jun 8th, 2017 8m 48s

Dr. Don Marion discusses two new studies about neurocognitive assessment tools, or NCATsPublications discussed: • Cole WR, Arrieux JP, Schwab K, Ivins BJ, Qashu FM, Lewis SC. Test-Retest Reliability of Four Computerized Neurocognitive Assessm

Concussion, Genetics and Alzheimer's

May 24th, 2017 11m 51s

Dr. Anne Bunner discusses research on how genetics and traumatic brain injury (TBI) interact to impact Alzheimer’s disease risk. Publication discussed: Hayes JP, Logue MW, Sadeh N, et al. Mild traumatic brain injury is associated with reduced

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May 9th, 2017 2m 20s

Clinical Updates in Brain Injury Science Today, or CUBIST, is a forthcoming podcast for health care providers produced by the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center. We'll tackle the controversial and breaking research that will help you feel

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