Statistics vary, but most studies agree that up to half of all individuals with traumatic brain injury, or TBI experience some degree of depression in the first year after an injury. These may be individuals who have never experienced depression before. Brainline.com researchers put it this way: For every 10 people who don’t have a Read more

According to organizations like the Alzheimer’s Association, new studies link a history of moderate-to-severe concussions (known as a traumatic brain injury or TBI) to an earlier onset of Alzheimer’s disease (the most common form of dementia) or other forms of cognitive decline. In a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center published in Neuropsychology, to site Read more

Just because a patient is discharged from a hospital after receiving treatment for a traumatic brain injury, they’re not necessarily always given a clean bill of health. Symptoms related to brain injury can last for weeks, or even months. And, while most people will recover quickly, some will experience headaches, confusion, irritability or other symptoms Read more

At Mid-Atlantic Concussion Alliance, we use a variety of excellent diagnostic tools to detect concussions, to assess the severity of a suspected concussion and to help aid us in guiding our patients to a full recovery. Our Diagnostic Tests: Vestibular Ocular Motor Screening (VOMS) takes only a few minutes. This simple test was developed by Read more

Scientists continually perform studies to discover why some people are more likely to sustain concussions than others, and we’re always happy to hear about the ongoing research. One recent example was a pilot study from Northwestern Medicine and Penn State University that was published in the Journal of Neurotrauma this past fall. Scientists studied 87 Read more

The MAC Alliance is like the U.S. Army in that we both recently “deployed” innovative handheld concussion and traumatic brain injury (TBI) assessment devices called BrainScope® One. It’s only been a few weeks since we introduced these safe, innovative and easy-to-use tools at some of our member locations, yet we’re already receiving some really positive Read more

We’ve got some exciting news for MAC Alliance patients and the field of concussion testing in general. Since 2002, ImPACT concussion testing has been administered more than 17 million times. Now, it is FDA-cleared for at-home baseline testing. Where You Can Get ImPACT: ImPACT Baseline Test can be purchased for $20 at https://baselinetesting.com/ and can Read more

The revolutionary head-injury assessment tool BrainScope® is available at MAC Alliance. Watch this video for more about its benefits over other diagnostic head injury tools! Head-Injury Fast Facts: Nearly five million people go to the ER for brain injuries and concussions. More people go to the ER for head injuries than stroke and heart attacks Read more

Any injury to the body can be frightening, but head injuries are especially scary since we can’t often see signs of damage. Many people don’t understand how to tell what’s “serious” and when and how they should seek help after a bump, fall or injury. Parents may not wish to overreact when their child seems Read more