Whiplash could cause anatomical changes resulting in brain injury, says a new study co-authored by several physicians, including Ezriel E. Kornel, MD, FACS, of the Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York, which was published in the July issue of Brain Injury.
The study examined the connection between whiplash and brain injury by analyzing MRI scans of 1,200 neck pain patients. The researchers found that patients suffering from whiplash were more likely to have anatomical changes to the brain resulting in brain injury. The preliminary findings show such injuries occurring in 23 percent of the whiplash cases studied.
Read Dr. Ezriel E. Kornel's release on the study of the connection between whiplash and brain injury.
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The study examined the connection between whiplash and brain injury by analyzing MRI scans of 1,200 neck pain patients. The researchers found that patients suffering from whiplash were more likely to have anatomical changes to the brain resulting in brain injury. The preliminary findings show such injuries occurring in 23 percent of the whiplash cases studied.
Read Dr. Ezriel E. Kornel's release on the study of the connection between whiplash and brain injury.
Read other coverage on spine surgery:
- Researchers Recommend Angiography After Spine Surgery
- Spine Surgery Support Website Poised to Create Spine Surgery Registry
- Why Patient Selection Matters to Spine-Focused ASCs: Q&A With Dr. Thomas Forget