Tag Archives: Brain Injury Symptoms
Racecar Drivers And Brain Injuries
NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. took himself out of a race in New Hampshire as he recovers from a third concussion, an act that was unheard of a generation ago. Mr. Earnhardt battled nausea, dizziness, headaches, and other classic concussion symptoms for several days after he crashed in both June and July; he was also… Read More »
He ‘Never Killed A Man That Did Not Need Killing’
Almost exactly 130 years ago this month, notorious Wild West gunfighter Clay Allison, whose violent behavior may have been caused by a childhood brain injury, died in a wagon accident in Texas. Mr. Allison, who was born around 1840 in Waynesboro, Tennessee, displayed odd behavior from a young age. During the Civil War, he… Read More »
