February 20, 2013
What Parents Need to Know – and Do – About Their Teenagers and Sports Concussions
Dr. David Dodick is president of the American Migraine Foundation and immediate past-president of the American Headache Society. He is also Professor of Neurology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and a consultant in neurology at the Mayo Clinic, in Scottsdale, Arizona…This year, Take Your Family to School Week events will educate families on […]
Tags: American Headache Society, American Migraine Foundation, concussions, Dr. David Dodick, PTA Newsroom, Take Your Family to School Week
August 7, 2012
Fresh Target in Hunt for a Migraine Cure
The hunt is intensifying for new treatments for migraines, the common and debilitating headaches that have confounded scientists for decades. Of greatest focus for researchers is a brain chemical known as CGRP, which appears to play a role in the transmission of pain, but not in other brain functions, such as cognition or mood…There isn’t […]
Tags: American Migraine Foundation, CGRP, Dr. David Dodick, migraines, Wall Street Journal
July 15, 2012
Valley Hospital Doing Baseline Concussion Tests on High School Athletes
The Mayo Clinic says it’s performed computerized baseline concussion evaluations on about 40 percent of Arizona high school athletes, in the first year they’ve been offered… KJZZ’s Mark Brodie spoke with Dr. David Dodick about concussions among high school athletes. He’s the director of the Concussion Program at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. He’s also the […]
Tags: American Migraine Foundation, baseline concussion evaluations, Dr. David Dodick, high school athletes, KJZZ Ariz