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Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury

Inpatient rehabilitation builds a foundation for lifelong healing

For patients recovering from strokes, injuries, limb loss, and more, Zale Lipshy Pavilion offers inpatient rehabilitation programs from a team of experts.

5 common childhood injuries and how to prevent them

Here are some tips to help prevent some of the most common childhood injuries, from falls and bike accidents to animal bites and sports injuries.

Aerospace neurology care can help pilots get back in the cockpit

When pilots need a neurological evaluation following an injury or illness, UT Southwestern is one of the nation's foremost experts in aerospace neurology. Its expertise and knowledge of FAA requirements can help pilots get back flying again.

12 concussion myths debunked

Concussion awareness has come a long way, but amid the headlines and the incident involving Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa some basic facts about care for athletes who suffer a brain injury have gotten obscured.

MEG technology: Improving epilepsy surgery outcomes, one weird helmet at a time

A futuristic helmet. Gnarly ‘80s eyewear. And the most advanced imaging technology available for epilepsy brain surgery. Discover how UT Southwestern is helping brain surgeons improve epilepsy outcomes, a million data points at a time. Learn more.

How the eyes and pupils provide clues to brain health after stroke – and maybe after concussion

After a stroke, concussion, or brain injury, the eyes provide clues about a patient’s brain health. In this week’s blog, UT Southwestern discusses how new technology helps doctors detect changes in brain functioning – and how coaches might soon be able to use pupillometry to detect concussion. Learn more.

Specialist spotlight: Paging Dr. Nyaz Didehbani

Spotlight on a neuropsychologist at UT Southwestern, where she focuses her research and clinical care on concussion. She has worked with more than 70 former NFL players and counsels veterans with TBI, or traumatic brain injury. She lives and will be practicing in Frisco, Texas, also known as Sports City USA.

Spotlight specialist: Paging Dr. Juan Cabrera

Spotlight on the medical director of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic at UT Southwestern Frisco, who is a traumatic brain injury expert and regularly works with patients to recover from stroke and concussion.

The Concussion Myth

Over the last two decades, the world has learned a lot about brain injuries. But now there are more questions than answers. There’s also a lot of confusion, fear, and unsubstantiated flimflam.

Concussions: Setting the record straight

Concussions are serious injuries that affect all age groups. Yet what you hear in the news is not always accurate. We debunk common concussion myths.

A blood test for concussion? Not exactly.

A new device approved by the FDA is being portrayed as a “concussion blood test,” but that’s not exactly the case. Discover the facts about the test and how it might be used to help identify more serious or complicated traumatic brain injuries – but not concussions.