Mississippi Business Journal » concussion http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 UMMC offering new concussion test to young athletes http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/06/ummc-offering-new-concussion-test-to-young-athletes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ummc-offering-new-concussion-test-to-young-athletes http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/06/ummc-offering-new-concussion-test-to-young-athletes/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:22:38 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=66237 JACKSON — Parents with young athletes at risk for head injuries can now take advantage of a new type of concussion test offered at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. “Concussions are a hot topic,” said Dr. William Mustain, Ph.D., audiologist and the director of UMMC’s Vestibular Laboratory. “This test will not only help determine [...]

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