Brain Trauma and Lou Gehrig’s Disease

The New York Times published a very interesting article describing a new study that suggests that brain trauma–like concussions and other head injuries–can over time cause damage that looks like Lou Gehrig’s disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS). This might mean that some people diagnosed with ALS actually are suffering from the long-term effects of [...]

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Posted August 20, 2010 by Henry Mahncke under Neuroscience