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Nfl Brain Trauma

The Tragic Truth Behind The Death Of A Vikings Legend

Star Tribune | Posted 09.18.2012 | Sports
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The preliminary diagnosis for his death at the age of 66 was Lou Gehrig's disease. But two years later, doctors in Boston, where Hilgenberg's brain wa...

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NFL Slammed With Concussion Mega-Lawsuit

AP | BARRY WILNER | Posted 08.07.2012 | Sports
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NEW YORK — Scores of lawsuits involving thousands of former players touched by concussions and brain injuries have been consolidated into one ma...

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Brain Trauma Found In Three-Time NFL Champ

AP | By JIMMY GOLEN | Posted 12.08.2011 | Sports
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BOSTON -- Lew Carpenter never had any concussions – or at least none that his family knew about back in the 1950s and '60s, when he played for t...

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Contact Sports And the Adolescent Brain

Helene Pavlov, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Helene Pavlov, M.D.

Neurologists are still learning not only how the brain works, but how it matures. Chronic trauma to the brain at a young age could possibly lead to chronic progressive disabling neurological disorders later on.

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Can Brain Trauma in NFL Players Be Rehabilitated?

Daniel G. Amen, M.D | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Daniel G. Amen, M.D

Does playing professional football put players at risk for long-term damage to the brain?

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