/newsroom/taxonomy/term/6813/all en /newsroom/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 91ÉçÇø. 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 17:46:34 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 288147 at /newsroom /newsroom/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 15:43:39 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32066 at /newsroom /newsroom/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="/newsroom/files/newsroom/longer_video_-_resized.jpg" style="height:515px; width:715px" /></a></p> Fri, 10 Jun 2016 14:40:29 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25951 at /newsroom /newsroom/gordon-bloom Thu, 19 Dec 2019 19:35:06 +0000 Anonymous 22606 at /newsroom