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Article #297: Sports Injuries and Their Role in Causing Traumatic Brain Injury

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A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can occur well-documented neuropsychological
when an individual's head is collides impairments in athletes who have had
with or is punctured by a foreign body. multiple concussions are:
There does not necessarily need to be - Reduced speed in processing new
external contact between the head and the information
foreign body in order for a brain injury - Problem solving and planning
to occur. Sometimes brain damage can be difficulties Increased number of
caused by the brain colliding with the headaches
skull, as is the case when whiplash - Concentration difficulties
occurs. - Memory impairments
A concussion is a milder form of - Behavioral problems
traumatic brain injury, where full Why Athletes Suffer Multiple Concussions
recovery usually occurs without major Factors that contribute to why athletes
long term effects, unless an individual suffer multiple concussions are related
suffers more than one concussion in to the ability to accurately assess
succession. Repeated brain injuries have severity and recovery from symptoms. For
a cumulative effect resulting in more example, there are several different
severe and more prolonged post-concussion scales for rating severity at the time of
symptoms. If an individual incurs a the concussion but there is general lack
second concussion while the symptoms from of agreement on which to use. There is
a previous concussion still persist, also lack of agreement on what amount of
serious and dangerous conditions or even time should pass before athletes can
death can occur. This condition is called safely return to sports. This occurs
second-impact syndrome (SIS). because there do not exist uniformly
Sports-Related Concussions � Causes and accepted guidelines for determining
Frequency whether an athlete has complete
According to the Centers for Disease recoverred. Preventing Traumatic Brain
Control and Prevention (CDC), about Injury
300,000 people experience concussions Using proper protective equipment can
each year from sports injuries. Most prevent many cases of concussion. Helmets
sports-related concussions come from or other appropriate headgear should be
contact sports, especially football, used in contact sports, and in sports for
boxing, hockey, and martial arts. Other which falling or colliding are risks
major causes of a large number of (skiing, horseback riding, bicycling).
sports-related concussions are falls or Custom fitted mouth pieces may also help
collisions in sports such as skiing, prevent concussions in contact sports. To
bicycling, horseback riding, basketball, be effective, all protective equipment
and soccer. In soccer an additional risk should be properly fitted and used for
for concussions is "heading" the ball. the purpose in which is was designed.
Males between the ages of 16 and 25 are Although the risk of concussion is
the most likely population to suffer inherent in sports participation,
concussions due to sports. Within this decisions as to what sport to participate
group, the risk is highest at the high in can help mitigate the risk of
school level. High school students who concussion. If you are concerned about a
participate in contact sports suffer traumatic brain injury sustained while
about 25 percent of the 300,000 playing a sport, you may wish to contact
sports-related concussions that are an experienced TBI lawyer. Your
reported each year. At the college level, traumatic brain injury attorney can help
over one third of football players has you assess your potential TBI claim and
suffered a concussion and about 20 help you get the compensation you deserve
percent have had multiple concussions. for the devastation incurred in traumatic
Dangers of Multiple Concussions brain injuries.
Second-impact syndrome (SIS), which is a By visiting individuals interested in
concussion that occurs while the victim any of a large number of legal issues can
is still recovering from and earlier find answers to their questions, in
concussion, has resulted in at least 26 addition to having access to a vast
deaths in the past 20 years since this nation-wide attorney referral service.
condition was first characterized. Most Using the referral serviceVisitors to
of these victims were in high school. Legalview.com, your source for everything
While most cases of SIS and multiple legal, have access to the site's massive
concussions do not cause death, the legal database of information related to
neuropsychological brain damage they a myriad of legal issues, as well as an
cause is significant. Many studies have attorney referral service. Using the
shown that athletes who have suffered attorney referral service, visitors can
multiple concussions are more likely to be put in touch with resources for a wide
have prolonged learning difficulties and variety of legal practice issues,
perform more poorly on neuropsychological including a truck accident lawyer or a
tests compared to people who have had one Kugel mesh attorney.
concussion or no concussions. Some the






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