Football Concussions and Battlefield Brain Injuries

Visit www.academyofsciencestl.org to see all upcoming events Featured Speaker: David L Brody, M.D. Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurology, Washington University; Site Director, National Football League Neurological Care Program and Washington University Concussion Clinic Recently, reports of delayed deterioration after sports concussions and extensive news coverage on the effects of blast-related injuries in U.S. service members from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought the topic of traumatic brain injury into sharp focus. NFL Neurological Care Program and Washington University Concussion Clinic Director, Dr. David Brody, talks about what is really known about these injuries, and introduces several medical mysteries that remain unsolved in this important look at both sports and war-related traumatic brain injuries.