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Problems in Detecting Concussions
Pages 4-6

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... Athletic trainer and sports medicine expert Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz emphasized that "Concussion is a difficult injury to diagnose." X-rays and other imaging of the brain often cannot detect signs of a concussion.
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... These symptoms include persistent headache, lightheadedness, diminished attention and concentration, poor memory, easy fatigability, irritability and anxiety and depressed mood, intolerance of bright lights or loud noises and difficulty focusing vision, and sleep disturbance. There are also more newly discovered subtle signs of a concussion that occur later and appear to be more persistent than the traditional symptoms.
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... Kelly. a similar battery of tests as well as assessing balance problems on college athletes who experience concussions, Dr.
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Key Terms

  • brain injury
  • vacant stare
  • answer questions
  • head collision
  • football players

  • diagnosing concussions
  • especially female
  • concussed individual
  • test mental
  • brain using

  • player following
  • recurring headaches
  • blood staining
  • easy fatigability
  • obvious symptoms

  • verbal learning
  • abilities including
  • difficulty focusing
  • testing usually
  • functioning assessed

  • chronically recurring
  • frequently lasts
  • include persistent
  • bright lights
  • day following

  • brain functioning
  • grading scales
  • headaches players
  • traumatically induced
  • induced alteration


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