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[QUOTE="jgeorge322, post: 1977409, member: 761"]
To clarify this for everyone, neuropsychologists are not MDs, just like psychologists are not.  Psychiatrists are MDs.  However, neuropsychologists do treat TBI patients.  A MD will send a TBI patient to a neuropsychologist for neuropsychologist testing which is a way to try to objective the extent of TBIs, help determine the symptoms.  They test things like executive functioning, processing speeds.  They also do validiting testing.  You are scored on how well you test compare to others.  Therefore, a neuropsychologist is very important in the diagnosis of TBIs and developing a treatment plan but they aren't MDs.

Also, neurologists arent the only doctors who diagnosis and treat TBIs.  Others include neuropsychiatrists and physiatrists (aka PMR doctors).

There is a recent TBI obsession.  A TBI is not necessarily career ending.  There is a lot of unknown about them.  Aka are repetitive strikes worse or hard strikes?

Also, there is something called an axonal shear injury which is caused when your brain is violently shaken inside your skull (doesnt require direct blow to head).  This can be devastating injury and cant be seen on films.  Theyre trying to develop higher quality imaging but the research into them is disputed.

More objective signs of TBIs is when midline shift occurs.  That is when brain swells so badly that midline in brain shifts to other side.  May require surgery.  Probably uncommon with football injuries and can be seen on MRIs.

Just lots of studying that is needed.  But lets not rush to every concussion is a career ender.  Let the doctors do their job.
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