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Concussion in sport: 2012 Update
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The injury may manifest with any combination of physical, cognitive, emotional and sleep-related symptom clusters including headache, dizziness, nausea, visual disturbances, amnesia, poor concentration, irritability, depressed affect, fatigue and drowsiness.
Jon Patricios (MBBCh MMedSci FACSM)
Sports Physician, Director of Morningside Sports Medicine
Co-founder of Pharos Sports Concussion Programme and Sports Concussion South Africa, Johannesburg
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High-tech helmets reveal new information about the impact of hard hits to the head.
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In a game that spawned the term "slobber knocker," is there a limit to the amount of impact a football player's head can handle before the player suffers a concussion.
Clinton Colmenares | clinton_colmenares@unc.edu
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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New Sports Concussion Research Using Fmri Provides Insight For Safe Return-To-Play Decisions In Young Athletess
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University of Pittsburgh study shows that changes in brain function seen on functional MRI scan can be measured by neuropsychological testing.
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The School of Hard Knocks
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Parents, athletes, doctors, and coaches are learning to err on the side of caution when it comes to concussions.
It was the day before Mother’s Day, says Julie Mattson Ostrow of Minneapolis. That’s the sort of detail a mother remembers about a day when her 14-year-old son’s head is hit so hard during a soccer scrimmage the thud is heard in the bleachers.
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Schoolboy rugby players are getting bigger and bigger - Author: Helen Grange
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Schoolboy rugby players are getting bigger and bigger, and the game, at school level, is becoming more aggressive and injurious, sometimes with lethal consequences. Helen Grange investigates.
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Parents should watch out for concussion after blows to the head, specialists advise.
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AS CHILDREN gear up for holiday fun — from cycling, soccer and dancing to horse-riding and water sports — parents should watch out for concussion after blows to the head, specialists advise.
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Concussion associated with depression
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A study presented at the American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting by Kevin Guskiewicz and others and about to be published in Med Sci Sports Exerc claims that the risk of depression later in life is three times higher in those American football players who have suffered three or more concussive episodes in their career.
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Concussion in schoolboy rugby not all one big headache
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February 01, 2007 Edition 1, The Star Newspaper
Theo Garrun
There were 160 reported cases of concussion among schoolboy rugby players in Johannesburg last season..
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What’s being done to make rugby fields safer?
- BY: Robyn Joubert
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The 2006 domestic rugby season saw 18 players sustain head and neck injuries which resulted in paraplegia and/or death. This number included 11 schoolboys (between the ages of 16 and 18), six club and two professional players. Alarmingly, three of the 18 died as a result of their injuries.
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Dark Days Follow Hard-Hitting Career in N.F.L. - By ALAN SCHWARZ
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Ted Johnson helped the New England Patriots win three of the past five Super Bowls before retiring in 2005. Now, he says, he forgets people’s names, misses appointments and, because of an addiction to amphetamines, can become so terrified of the outside world that he locks himself alone inside his Boston apartment in bed with the blinds drawn for days at a time.
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Ex-Players Dealing With Not-So-Glamorous Health Issues - By CLIFTON BROWN
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Bob Brudzinski turned 52 on Jan. 1, and he considers himself lucky for a man who played 13 seasons as a linebacker with the Los Angeles Rams and the Miami Dolphins. Sometimes, his memory fails him. But he sees former teammates the same age in far worse shape.
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Footy bumps a depression risk - By Claire Masters
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BUMPS to the head on the football field can lead to lasting brain damage, according to a landmark international study that found just three concussions triples the risk of developing depression.
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N.F.L. Culture Makes Issue of Head Injuries Even Murkier
By JOHN BRANCH and ALAN SCHWARZ
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MIAMI , Feb. 2 — Diagnosing a concussion is difficult. But it
may be harder to determine just who is at fault for the
long-term effects of concussions among N.F.L. players.
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In High School Football, an Injury No One Sees
- By ALAN SCHWARZ
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To Kelby Jasmon, there was only one answer. The question: If he received yet another concussion this football season, while playing offensive and defensive line for his high school in Springfield, Ill., would he tell a coach or trainer?
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Concussion programme gathers pace |
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Top docs build added ‘safety net’ around schoolboy game.
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Concussions in contact sports under discussion
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Concussion suffered while playing sport, if not managed properly, could have serious consequences for players - such as memory loss and continuous headaches. Most of the victims are youngsters who take part in contact sports like rugby.
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