Rossi suffers concussion in crash

ALCANIZ, Spain (AFP) — Seven-time premier class world champion Valentino Rossi was taken to hospital after suffering concussion in crashing out of the Aragon Grand Prix yesterday.

The Italian had come into the race full of confidence after winning last time out in San Marino, but any chance of a repeat performance ended early on as he ran wide onto the grass at the rain-hit Motorland track and was thrown from his bike.

The bike narrowly missed the prone 35-year-old as it came to ground and Yamaha team doctor Michele Zasa is confident Rossi will suffer no serious ill effects.

“Valentino suffered a concussion with a suspected loss of consciousness,” Zasa said in a team statement.

“From a neurological point of view he has recovered very well. He was taken to hospital in Alcaniz to make a further check, in particular a CT scan of the skull that has ruled out any bleeding in the brain.

“As a precaution he will be observed in the coming hours, but there are no special reasons for concern.”

The race was won by Rossi’s Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo, cutting Rossi’s lead over Lorenzo in third place in the world championship standings to just 12 points with four races of the season remaining.

Dani Pedrosa’s 14th placed finish moved the Spaniard just three points ahead of Rossi in second place in the overall standings, but Spaniard Marc Marquez is well set for back-to-back world titles as he extended his lead over Honda teammate Pedrosa to 75 points.

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Rossi suffers concussion in crash

Ukrainian suffers brain concussion, broken nose in freak accident

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Monday, August 12, 2013

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Ukrainian medal hope Natalia Semenova, the self-styled ‘Iron Lady’, suffered a freak accident while warming up for the women’s discus throw at the World Athletics Championships yesterday.The European bronze medallist suffered brain concussion and a broken nose when hit by another athlete during the qualification at the Luzhniki Stadium, according to the Ukrainian team.“Polish athlete Zaneta Glanc hit the 31-year-old Semenova in the nose while miming a throw at the athletes’ area next to the discus circle,” the team said in a statement.“She still went on to throw, managing one valid effort of 55.79m which was not enough to qualify for the final.”The team added doctors put two stitches in her nose and Semenova would have to wait for five days for the swelling to go down before deciding if surgery was necessary.Semenova was left disappointed with the unfortunate incident, adding that she had gone against her coach’s orders and thrown.“I’m so sorry this has happened to me today as I was in great shape and getting strong results in practice. I was sure I’d (qualify) to throw in the final,” she said.“The coach asked me to step down from the competition because of the accident… but I had to throw to show my husband and parents watching the worlds on television in Donetsk that I’m alive, feeling good and I’m the Iron Lady as usual.”Glanc went on to qualify for today’s final with a best effort of 61.62m.

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Ukrainian suffers brain concussion, broken nose in freak accident

Teenager suffers from short-term memory loss

UNTIL three years ago, Ricky Dean, from Taunton in Somerset, rarely left his family home, because he could never remember where he was going.

Ricky has severe problems with his memory and because he has no sense of time, even if he can remember doing something, he cannot remember when he did it.His home is now full of lists of what he needs to do and when – like the character played by Guy Pearce in the film ‘Memento’.Doctors say there is no name for his condition and despite his problems he has still gained five GCSEs.Ricky said: “It can be very difficult at times, but my family and friends are so supportive.“My mates are constantly having a joke about it, which is good, telling me I borrowed a tenner from them the week before.“I can never remember if I have or not, so I make a list and if they’re just winding me up I get my own back.”Ricky Dean has almost no short-term memory so must remind himself with notes and alarms to carry out the simplest tasks. His blackboard outlines his morning routine — consisting of a shower and shave, walking the dog and then having lunch.He has notices all over his home and even carries a card in his wallet to advise him how to cope if he doesn’t remember where he is.“My condition can be so frustrating for people, especially if they don’t understand that I just don’t remember anything to do with time.“If I didn’t have my lists, telling me to brush my teeth or have lunch, I would be lost.“The worst thing is missing appointments with friends and forgetting good things, I can’t look forward to anything, because I have no concept of time.”As a child, Ricky was diagnosed with autism, but when he was 11 his parents took him for a full memory scan which revealed the full extent of his memory loss.Ricky Dean, 19, was starved of oxygen when he was born.Dean’s mother, Nicki said: “We knew something was wrong when he was seven. To get a diagnosis was a relief, because we had been saying all this time that he wasn’t doing all these things because he wanted to.“We try to promote independence but tasks such as cooking or running a bath present too much risk, because he wouldn’t know whether the oven or bath hadn’t been on for five hours or five minutes.”Ricky has severe problems with his memory and because he has no sense of time, even if he can remember doing something, he cannot remember when he did it.

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Teenager suffers from short-term memory loss

5-y-o boy suffers stroke; father seeks divine help

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BY KIMMO MATTHEWS Observer staff reporterThursday, July 18, 2013 | 7:43 AM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — In the past two weeks, cabinetmaker and father of three Errol Campbell has been faced with a challenge that would send any parent into a tailspin.His once active five-year-old son Kervol was suddenly stricken with what seemed to be a mystery illness. A rush to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has since left 42-year-old Campbell and his wife Melene constantly on their knees in prayer.“Doctors told me that they found that one side of my son’s brain is bleeding and the other side is swollen,” the obviously distraught father told the Jamaica Observer.Campbell said doctors have performed an emergency surgery on the child in the past few days and are now closely monitoring his progress.“Doctor seh it don’t look like him going make it; but, I am just keeping my fingers crossed,” the Linstead, St Catherine resident said as he disembarked a bus inside the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre, tears rolling down his face.His spouse, too, Melene, has been finding it difficult to come to terms with their young son’s situation.“I am keeping my fingers crossed and praying. This is really a trying time,” she told the Observer from the hospital.On Tuesday, doctors at the UHWI said Kevrol, who has Sickle Cell, had suffered a stroke, which forced the emergency surgery. They said the condition is Subarachnoid haemorrhage — a life-threatening stroke caused by bleeding into the space surrounding the brain.Despite his pain, Campbell wore a brave face as he rode a Jamaica Urban Transit Bus to Half-Way-Tree on Tuesday, his 15-year-old son by his side.While on the bus, the grieving father made a donation to a travelling preacher, and requested a special prayer for his ailing son.The preacher agreed. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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5-y-o boy suffers stroke; father seeks divine help