Research has revealed that repeated head impacts, such as from heading a ball or tackling in rugby and American football are directly linked to causing chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Study lead author, Dr Chris Nowinski, CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation said: “This innovative analysis gives us the highest scientific confidence […]
With summer well underway, we’ve brought together a reading list to help you choose your holiday reading. With non-fiction a great way to understand the impact of neurological disabilities and traumatic injuries on individuals, these highly-rated personal memoirs and riveting original investigations are a great way into better appreciating some […]
Selecting the right Expert for a catastrophic injury case – particularly when asking for opinions from Consultant Neurologists and Consultants in Rehabilitation Medicine – is crucial in ensuring that the Court is provided with the right information for a full understanding of the case. Understanding the difference between these two […]
Lawyers representing over 185 rugby players diagnosed with early-onset dementia and other neurological impairments have today issued a legal case to rugby’s governing bodies, arguing they were negligent in protecting players from concussions. Rylands Law has issued proceedings against the Rugby Football Union, World Rugby and the Welsh Rugby Union […]
We have recently produced a new brochure detailing the support provided by NRC Medical Experts, available for download via our website. Detailing expert witness reporting and testimony, clinical oversight and private access to consultants through NRC Clinical Practice, and an overview of the Specialist Rehabilitation Prescription, the brochure also includes […]
Paul Spence, CEO of charity PAUL For Brain Charity, recently shared his inspiring story with the BBC Yorkshire. Following an unprovoked one-punch attack at a bar on Easter Sunday 2012, Paul was left with a frontal lobe brain haemorrhage and a long journey of recovery and rehabilitation. Ten years on, […]
Alan Shearer has joined leading figures from the medical and sporting worlds to urge the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to change the rules on playing following a head injury in an open letter shared on 13 June. Following a welcome trial of permanent concussion substitutions, IFAB is now being […]
Finnish researchers have found that individuals requiring a hospital stay as a result of a traumatic brain injury are more likely to develop dementia later in life. The longitudinal population-based study, published in the journal Neurology last month, reviewed the medical records of 31,909 Finnish people over a 20-year period. […]
This year, the UK will see its first-ever Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Games after charity Headway Worcestershire was awarded £50,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund. Part of a share of £4.5million in lottery funding for communities across the country to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June, […]
Learn with our specialist roundtable webinar discussions, developed for medico-legal and clinical negligence solicitors, case managers, and neurorehabilitation sector colleagues. We’re pleased to announce a new series of NRC webinars launching in July. With panel discussions featuring members of the UK’s medico-legal, case management, and personal and catastrophic injury community, the […]