The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that an autopsy of Owen Thomas, a University of Pennsylvania football player who committed suicide in April, showed he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy. This disease could have been caused by head trauma and may have led to his suicide. His mother believes Thomas never had a concussion.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. Accor [...]
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Local Philadelphia College Football Star May Have Suffered Head Trauma before Suicide
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California Baseball League Bans Metal Bats
A 16-year-old pitcher playing for the Marin County Athletic League in California was hit by a line drive and suffered a brain injury. According to this article, the League is now banning the use metal bats at high school games. They will require its 10 teams to use wooden bats.
The article reported that advocates of the ban believe that metal bats allow the players to hit the ball harder, reducing a player’s rea [...]
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