Researchers found changes in menstrual patterns 3-4 months post-injury in 1 out of 8 adolescent patients. The authors also found higher symptom severity for those who sustained a concussion after ovulation and before menstruation.

A study found that female biological sex, Black race, history of psychiatric illness, or intracranial injury were associated with a higher severity level of insomnia symptoms post-TBI.

Researchers found decreased gray matter thickness in the frontal and temporal brain lobes of those who’d had COVID-19 compared to those who had not had the virus. The researchers also found that, based on “performance on cognitive tasks,” those who had contracted COVID-19 were slower in processing information (the primary function of gray matter in the brain).

This month, Oxeia Biopharmaceuticals will be launching their Phase 2 trials of their drug treatment for concussion, OXE-103, a synthetic form of the hormone ghrelin. Co-Founder Dr. Vishal Bansal details why OXE-103 has an advantage over other types of treatments being researched.

Sarah Gallagher, PT, DPT, NCS is the owner of South Valley Physical Therapy and is a member of the Vestibular Disorders Association, American Physical Therapy Association and Academy of Neurology. In her interview, she explains her center's operations and its role in telehealth.