KINE 1020 Lecture Notes - Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Traumatic Brain Injury, Retrograde Amnesia
19 Dec 2013
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Where does this term orginate: concutere: from the latin to violently shake, concussus: from the action of striking. A concussion is a disturbance in the brain function that occurs following either a blow to the head or as a result of the violent shaking of the head (cdc) Concussion is a brain injury and is defined as a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain induced by a biochemical forces. Mild traumatic brain injury (mtbi: terminology used to emphasize that is damage to the brain and not just a. Second impact syndrome (sis: effects of initial concussion, returning to play before signs and symptoms resolved, second impact on the brain, rapid and often fatal brain swelling. Post concussion syndrome (pcs: a collection of symptoms that can last for several weeks, months or years after a concussion, to date, no treatment solutions, athletes have to retire from spots due to pcs.
