Library Guides: Brain Disorders Management: Videos

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Iron Mike Webster: Patient Zero in the NFL's "League of Denial" (Video Duration 6 minutes)
When legendary Pittsburgh Steeler and NFL pro football Hall of Famer Mike Webster died at the age of 50, his autopsy revealed something doctors had never seen before in football players: evidence of serious brain damage. Dr. Bennet Omalu, a stranger to the NFL, told FRONTLINE he was surprised by the league’s response.
'Concussion' and the Serious Impact of Repeated Head Trauma | ABC News (Video Duration 9 minutes
TED Talks: Why Helmets don't Prevent Concussions - and what Might (Video Duration 15 minutes)
What is a concussion? Probably not what you think it is. In this talk from the cutting edge of research, bioengineer (and former football player) David Camarillo shows what really happens during a concussion -- and why standard sports helmets don't prevent it. Here's what the future of concussion prevention looks like.

The Brain Tumor Nobody’s Heard of (Video Duration 1 minute)
A brain tumor is always a scary diagnosis, even if it’s benign. Vestibular schwannoma – a benign tumor that grows on the main nerve leading from the inner ear to the brain – has symptoms that can easily be attributed to the normal signs of aging. Even so, they can affect balance, hearing, and facial muscles, requiring surgery.
IMRI: Removing Brain Tumors in Kids (Video Duration 1 minute)
Nearly 5,000 children in the U.S. will be diagnosed with a brain tumor this year. Now, new technology is helping doctors remove these tumors, and save children from additional surgery.
Lighting the Way for Brain Tumor Treatment: LiTT (Video Duration 1 minute)
A cutting edge treatment that was mostly used on people with uncontrolled seizures is now emerging as a life-saving option for people with brain cancer.
Removing Brain Tumors with New Adaptive Hybrid Surgery (Video Duration 1 minute)
A new radiosurgery-guided procedure is allowing surgeons to remove brain tumors like never before.

Parkinson's Disease: Exercise to Enhance Quality of Life
Parkinson's Disease: Exercise to Enhance Quality of Life provides an overview of how exercise can affect patients with Parkinson's disease, including how physical activity can be used to improve fitness, promote independence, and enhance quality of life. Utilizing an easy-to-understand and –apply case-study approach, the video explains how to effectively create an exercise prescription that is appropriate for individuals who have Parkinson's disease.
Can You Stop My Multiple Sclerosis?
One hundred thousand people in the UK have multiple sclerosis, an incurable condition that can result in permanent disability. Panorama has exclusive access to patients pioneering a crossover cancer treatment that has enabled some MS sufferers with paralysis to regain their movement.
Frontotemporal Dementia
A report on frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, the most common form of dementia among people under 60.