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Aug 6th, 2007
NEW SPORTS CONCUSSION RESEARCH USING fMRI PROVIDES INSIGHT FOR SAFE RETURN-TO-PLAY DECISIONS IN YOUNG ATHLETES University of Pittsburgh study shows that changes in brain function seen on functional MRI scan can be measured by neuropsychological testing  

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UPMC News Bureau
Oct 18th, 2006
UPMC Sports Medicine to Provide Physical Exams, Screenings, ImPACT Baseline Testing for High School Athletes in Winter Sports 

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UPMC News Bureau
Sep 11th, 2006
Doctors Warn: Do Not Rely Only on What Young Athletes Say When Managing Concussions  

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NFL Players Show More Rapid Recovery From Concussions than High School Players
Jan 23rd, 2006
Study Highlights NFL's Advancement in Using Computerized Neurocognitive Testing. - National Football League (NFL) players showed more rapid recovery from concussions than high school football players in a research study undertaken by the NFL?s Committee on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI), the results of which will be published in the February issue of the scientific journal Neurosurgery. 

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Newer Football Helmet Design May Reduce Incidence of Concussion in High School Players, University of Pittsburgh Study
Jan 9th, 2006
Preliminary Data Are Encouraging, though Researchers Stress No Helmet Can Prevent Concussions and Proper Injury Management Is of Critical Importance. 

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Local High School Coaches can Benefit from CDC's New Initiative to Help Them Recognize and Manage Sports Concussions
Sep 28th, 2005
UPMC Sports Medicine Doctors Helped Design CDC's Recently Released 'Heads Up' Multimedia Educational Toolkit Designed to Protect Teen Athletes 

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Young Athletes With Migraine Headache Characteristics After a Concussion May Have Increased Neurocognitive Impairment
Jun 21st, 2005
University of Pittsburgh Study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery 

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University of Pittsburgh Researchers Present Talks at Second International Symposium on Concussion in Sport, in Prauge
Nov 5th, 2004
Dr. Mark Lovell Will Co-Author Position Paper that will Result from the Symposium 

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UPMC Sports Medicine Will Provide Physical Exams and ImPACT Conccusion Baseline Tests for High School Athletes in Winter
Oct 18th, 2004
For Local High School Athletes Participating in Winter Sports, UPMC Sports Medicine Will Provide Mandated Pre-season Physical Examinations and Optional Musculoskeletal Screenings and ImPACT Concussion Baseline Testing. In addition, UPMC will provide Bod Pod body composition assessments Geared for High School Wrestleres, but Available to Athletes of Other Sports as Well. 

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UPMC Sports Medicine Doctors Caution High School Athletes, Parents and Coaches About Dangers of 'Mild' Concussions
Sep 10th, 2004
About One in 10 Local High School Athletes in Contact Sports Will Sustain a Concussion during this Fall Sports Season. And, Many Athletes, Coaches and Parents Do Not Know How Serious the Effects of a Seemingly Mild Concussion Can Be.  

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UPMC Sports Concussion Program is First to Provide Baseline Brain Function Test for Recreational Thletes, General Public
Jul 22nd, 2004
Previously Available Only to Scholastic or Pro Team Athletes, the Test Provides Data for Better Management of Sports-Related Concussion. 

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Newest Advnaces in Sports Concussion Treatment is TOpic at Pittsburgh Medical Conference July 16-18
Jun 14th, 2004
Presenters Include Top Pro Sports Team Doctors, Leading Neuroscientists and Pro Athletes 

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'Bell Ringers' or 'Dings' in Young Athletes are Serious Events that Require Removal from the Game, Say UPMC Researchers
Jan 20th, 2004
Study Results Published in American Journal of Sports Medicine 

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Amnesia, Confusion May Signal Concussion
Jul 21st, 2003
Memory and Other Concussion-Related Problems May Require 10-day Recovery 

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UPMC Researchers First to Study RElevance of Headache in Evaluating Concussion Revocery in High School Athletes
Mar 14th, 2003
Headache Even One Week Post-Injury is Likely Associated With Imcomplete Recovery 

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UPMC Researchers are First to Study Revocery From Mild Concussion in High School Athletes
Jan 30th, 2003
Published in Journal of Neurosurgery, Study Finds Even Mild COncussions Can Have Significant Effects, Suggesting Need for More Cautious Return-to-Play Guidelines 

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UPMC Sports Concussion Study First to Show Cumulative Effects of Multiple Concussion in High School Athletes
Oct 28th, 2002
Study Published in November Issue of Neurosurgery 

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UPMC Sports Concussion Researchers Study New Revolution Football Helmet at Area High Schools This Fall
Aug 19th, 2002
During the Upcoming High School Football Season, UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program Directors Will Be Conducting a Research Study with 12 Area High School Football Teams to Collect Data Regarding the New Revolution Football Helmet. 

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University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University to Collaborate on First-of-its-Kind Study of Concussion Effects
Jul 18th, 2002
High School Players Least Studies, May be Most at Risk 

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Area High Schools and Colleges Will Use ImPACT Concussion Evaluation System for the First Time this Football Season
Aug 23rd, 2001
Helps Determine When It Is Safe for Athletes to Return to Play Following a Concussion 

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