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Concussion, from the Latin concutere ("to shake violently")[1] or the Latin concussus ("action of striking together"),[2] is the most common type of traumatic brain injury
- Michael Harris on 09 Dec 09
  
  A concussion is basically a violent collision that has to do with the brain. It is not a plesant feeling.
  
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Treatment of concussion involves monitoring and rest.
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  This is important because if a concussion is treated this way there would be no deaths or paralysis.
  
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Repeated concussions can cause cumulative brain damage such as dementia pugilistica or severe complications such as second-impact syndrome.
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  Repeated concussions can lead to lots of brain damage. That could lead to memory loss or even paralysis. Many people have terrible lives and miss out on a lot of things.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Repeated concussions can lead to lots of brain damage. That could lead to memory loss or even paralysis. Many people have terrible lives and miss out on a lot of things.</div>
  
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Due to factors such as widely varying definitions and possible underreporting of concussion, the rate at which it occurs annually is not known; however it may be more than 6 per 1,000 people
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  How many people in the United States have had or had concussions?
  
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Common causes include sports injuries, bicycle accidents, car accidents, and falls
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Concussion may be caused by a blow to the head, or by acceleration forces without a direct impact.
- Michael Harris on 10 Dec 09
  
  A concussion can be caused by a heavy blow to the head, not anywhere esle. They blow must occur in the head area.
  
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Cellular damage has reportedly been found in concussed brains, but it may have been due to artifacts from the studies
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  Have Doctors done anything to fix the cellular damage in the brain?
  
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A debate about whether structural damage exists in concussion has raged for centuries and is ongoing.
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  This is important because I think that agruements are the reason that most things are discovered. Without conflict and resolution how are you going to discover anything?
  
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Headache is the most common MTBI symptom.
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A group of experts called the Concussion in Sport Group met there and defined concussion as "a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by traumatic biomechanical forces.
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  Is this the first defintion of the sports concussion?
  
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neuroimaging
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According to the classic definition, no structural brain damage occurs in concussion;
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  This basically means that back in the days Doctors didn't believe that when a concussion occured the brain was also damaged structally
  
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concussion may involve a physiological or physical disruption in the brain's synapses.[17]
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  This is important because it opens eyes to the public on what happens to the brain when a concussion occurs.
  
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Definitions of mild traumatic brain injury
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Ex-NFL player says league is ducking mounting toll of head trauma -- baltimoresun.com - 0 views

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Michael Harris on 12 Nov 09

I'm learning more about sports and head trauma right now, and in particular what I'm wondering is: Why are concussions not taken seriously in the NFL? I was researching this question, and this news item caught my attention because is addresses my question. The title brought me to it. "A doctor examined Stein on the sideline and told him he might have a concussion. As was the custom at the time, he asked if Stein wanted to return to the game; as was the custom, Stein said yes. He had no idea he had a skull fracture until 15 years later, when a sinus infection slipped through the break and morphed into a near-fatal case of spinal meningitis." The quote that I chose here is basically saying that a football player came to the sidelines with symptoms of a concussion. The medical trainer came and told him that he has one, then asked him if he wanted to go back into the game. I think this is ridiculous because If someone has a concussion, they should not be permitted to return to the playing field. It makes me wonder if the player had died how the trainer would have reacted. What if he had been questioned by the press on why he handled it that way.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I'm learning more about sports and head trauma right now, and in particular what I'm wondering is: Why are concussions not taken seriously in the NFL? I was researching this question, and this news item caught my attention because is addresses my question. The title brought me to it. "A doctor examined Stein on the sideline and told him he might have a concussion. As was the custom at the time, he asked if Stein wanted to return to the game; as was the custom, Stein said yes. He had no idea he had a skull fracture until 15 years later, when a sinus infection slipped through the break and morphed into a near-fatal case of spinal meningitis." The quote that I chose here is basically saying that a football player came to the sidelines with symptoms of a concussion. The medical trainer came and told him that he has one, then asked him if he wanted to go back into the game. I think this is ridiculous because If someone has a concussion, they should not be permitted to return to the playing field. It makes me wonder if the player had died how the trainer would have reacted. What if he had been questioned by the press on why he handled it that way.</div>

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