Following a recent threat by Air Canada to pull its sponsorship dollars, the NHL announced a revision of the NHL Protocol for Concussion Evaluation and Management. The Protocol now requires:
“Second Impact Syndrome” refers to mild brain injuries suffered repeatedly within a short period (hours, days, or weeks). Although all brain injuries are serious, second impacts can be catastrophic or even fatal. The American Academy of Neurology has developed guidelines for deciding when it is safe to return to play after a first injury.
A child’s head injury can have devastating effects. To reduce the risk of the injured child suffering a second and perhaps worse injury, medical professionals should use the term “mild traumatic brain injury” to describe the child’s head injury rather than “concus
sion.”
In a study to be published in the February issue of the journal Pediatrics
Most victims of a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury recover fully within one year of their injury. But, sometimes, victims can be left with long-term cognitive problems that affect both their jobs and 
their family lives for years to come. Despite the potentially devastating effects of a mild brain trauma — also known as a " concussion
Some traumatic brain injuries can be seen on an MRI scan. Many, however, cannot. The structural 
damage caused by the trauma is just too subtle. Of course, even subtle changes in brain structure can cause profound changes in brain functioning. Simply because the brain injury cannot be seen on an MRI, it doesn’t mean that it
Doctors once believed that, whenever a blow to the head resulted in a brain injury, the victim would lose consciousness. Without a loss of consciousness, they would say, there could be no brain injury. That’s no longer the case. Now, medical professionals agree that a brain injury can result without the victim ever blacking out
