Neuropathology (CONCUSSIONS) with Dr. Mary Alexis Iaccarino
The study of CONCUSSIONS
Episode Info
- Guest: Dr. Mary Alexis Iaccarino
- Date: Jan 4
- Topics: The Brain
- Listen: Original Episode
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About This Episode
Hi, last week I fell down a flight of stairs. Then I went to the hospital. Then I emailed Dr. Mary Alexis Iaccarino, a Harvard Medical School professor and specialist in rehabilitation from traumatic brain injuries. I asked her all about what happens during a concussion, when to be worried, how long it takes to heal, when a person should get their ass to a hospital, what a brain scan can tell us about a head injury, what it CAN’T tell us about a head injury, if you can fall asleep after a head injury, and the differences between mTBI, TBI, SRC, CTE and even ATGATT. Plus: bike helmets, Natasha Richardson, fruit fly role models and some truly infuriating statistics on who gets mTBI treatment and who doesn’t. And stay tuned for a bonus episode on what happens when bighorn sheep bash their skulls together.