Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ http://www.pri.org/stories/arts-entertainment/mom-s-concussion-leads-writer-to-research-in-neuroscience-12724.html Arts and Entertainment Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:15:00 -0600 When Meehan Crist was younger, her mother had a concussion. It changed her mother's life, so much so that sometimes she'd walk into a room and not remember where she was. When Crist found out what happened, it sent her on a journey of trying to understand more about the brain. http://anon.com Arts and Entertainment Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:32:30 -0600 Memory is just one component to traumatic brain injury. Other facets of the injury can be just as devastating, including headache, fatigue, nausea, balance and inner ear problems. This issue is a huge health problem among the general populace and it gets little to know place, in part because neurologists know next to nothing about how to treat it. http://www.mindmendersclini.com Arts and Entertainment Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:11:21 -0600 Treating concussion sufferers firsthand and witnessing the lack of knowledge in this area, I have been on this journey of researching and treating this disease. Thank goodness I have been successful on all counts and I relish stories of fellow pioneers and their struggle and triumphs on concussion (mTBI). PRI: Public Radio International