Unlike a broken arm or sprained ankle, concussions are invisible. These mild forms of brain injuries can be very problematic yet unfortunately don’t show up on CT or other traditional scans. And the subsequent consequences, both physical and mental, can vary greatly depending on what part of the brain was injured and the severity of Read more
The MAC Alliance is proud to introduce a new, state-of-the-art eye tracking technology, called RightEye®. This simple vision-tracking test is FDA-cleared and takes only five minutes. With the RightEye® system, we can obtain measurable, oculomotor information to help us address patient symptoms following a traumatic brain injury like a concussion. As a result, we can Read more
Ever read concussion statistics about our youngest athletes? Considering that there is not a lot of research out there on concussions in younger kids, we are going to guess that you have not. Despite the fact that CDC data shows 3.2 million emergency room visits each year for children ages 5-14, little research has been Read more
We recently posted a flier on our Facebook page about the upcoming June 21st Delaware Rugby Foundation golf event. We’re happy to support athletic organizations like this. Some of our patients may think it’s unusual that our professional alliance, which is devoted to identifying and treating concussions, would promote sports, which we know can cause Read more
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
