Michael Buckland

Neuropathologist #neuropath
Director #ausbrainbank #GlobalBrainBank
He/him. Opinions are my own and not the views of my employer

[Cancers MDPI @Cancers_MDPI]

Excited to share #Article 'The Reports of My Death Are Greatly Exaggerated'-Evaluating the Effect of Necrosis on MGMTPromoter Methylation Testing in High-Grade Glioma
✍️ @LSatgunaseelan @SydneyLHD @COBLH @Sydney_Uni 🧠🧬
🔗Find the full paper here: https://t.co/9c0WmxxKmR

[Michael Buckland @drmbuckland]

@GGKovacsBrain Congratulations Gabor

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

CTE identified in brain donations from young amateur athletes | National Institutes of Health (NIH) https://t.co/VhFGdRdJE1

[Progressive Rugby @ProgressiveRug]

It’s common with public health issues.

UK drink drive laws came in 1964.

In 1979 over 50% of men still admitted drink driving on a weekly basis.

By 2012, 91% agreed drink driving was unacceptable + deaths related to drink driving had dropped by 85%.

It will happen with CTE.

[Michael Buckland @drmbuckland]

Is it just me, or does this look like a concussion?
Kalyn Ponga leaves the field with shoulder complaint after savage Jesse Ramien hit https://t.co/UB7HzDaAdB

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

The NFL settlement, predicted to pay $765M, is about to pass $1.2B in compensation for neurological disorders associated w/head impacts - with decades left. Also, due to the race norming problem, nearly 3,000 players are eligible to be retested before March. Info for players ⬇️

[Michael Buckland @drmbuckland]

So true.
"We live amid the wreckage of formerly treasured institutions and services, despoiled by decades of marketisation and neglect."
https://t.co/brvrqvruk0

[Michael Buckland @drmbuckland]

'It's damaging people': Brain injuries not being picked up by all health professionals https://t.co/5tRNRCnDDe

[Andrew Watkins @AndrewW93733842]

@AlixPopham So many questions were left unanswered….so many lives I’d hoped to save instead I was left empty and bereft. Only thanks @AlixPopham have you heard and supported and become my voice with the best intentions to protect players. Thank you ❤️

[Michael Buckland @drmbuckland]

@WillStewNeuro @AlixPopham @WorldRugby @RFU @WelshRugbyUnion @alanpearcephd @ChrisNowinski1 @BBCBreaking @itvnews @SkyNewsBreak Likewise

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

The only way the unscientific amateur/professional dichotomy makes sense to me is that this an organized attempt by people in the sports industry to try to create this (cynical & inappropriate) narrative:
1. Amateurs don't have increased risks, so keep signing your kids up.
2. Pros may have increased risk, but they were adults and paid for the risks they took, so don't feel bad for them.
Otherwise it makes zero sense to divide a disease with a clear dose-response relationship into whether or not athletes received a paycheck when they were at risk of developing CTE.
We should be discussing CTE by cumulative force to the brain or years of exposure.
I can't imagine what a parent will feel if they sign their child up based on this kind of statement and then watch their child becomes one of the "unlucky" ones.

[Alix Popham @AlixPopham]

PLEASE READ AND SHARE 🙏❤️🏉🧠 @WorldRugby @rugbyworldcup @RFU @WelshRugbyUnion @bbcworldservice @BBCWales @BBCSportWales @BBCScrumV @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld @itvnews @SkySportsNews @SkyNews @CNN @Channel4News @guardiannews

[peter ryan @petryan]

Amid the controversial Aliir Aliir concussion check, the Senate report into concussions and repeated head trauma in contact sports was due tomorrow but an extension has been granted and it will now drop on September 5. @agerealfooty

[SuperFooty (AFL) @superfooty]

Former Pie, Crow and Eagle Chad Rintoul reveals the impact of head knocks 20 years after retiring - and why he had to laugh on Saturday night

✍️ @RalphyHeraldSun

https://t.co/lIiINGSkkV

[Michael Buckland @drmbuckland]

@alanpearcephd @petryan Good outcome.

[Michael Buckland @drmbuckland]

@natalie_matosin A remarkable man

[Alix Popham @AlixPopham]

23% of elite rugby players have brain structure abnormalities, study finds 😞😡🙏❤️🏉🧠 https://t.co/9mcmhp0H8C

[9News Melbourne @9NewsMelb]

Shane Tuck's sister says the late Tiger's family suffered a 'horror show' as he battled CTE.

Renee Tuck hopes Shane's story will save other athletes as it was revealed the AFL could introduce helmets from next year. @penelopeliersch #9News

[Michael Buckland @drmbuckland]

Boxing has ‘cookie-cutter’ approach to concussion and lacks CTE prevention strategies, Shane Tuck inquiry told https://t.co/LBpQyFjksK

[NFLCSFacts @NFLObjectors]

The consequences of head impacts | Michael Buckland | TEDxKatoomba https://t.co/j0riYnSHZU via @YouTube talk from Australia by @drmbuckland - bright man and worth 18 minutes. #TBI #CTE