At 04:40 PM 2/4/03 -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote:
A small study (N=64), but based on prior research (in
adults) I suspect large ones will bear this out:
http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/60/66963.htm?printing=true
For teenage athletes, even mild concussions can cause
memory problems lasting up to a week.
Huh? Whazzat?
The first study
of its kind evaluates the effects of and recovery from
mild head injuries in high school sports. The
short-term effects are more serious than most people
realize, scientists say...
...Athletes saw doctors 36 hours, four days, and seven
days after their injuries occurred. Doctors classified
their mild concussions as more severe and less severe
based on how long their mental state was altered on
the field. The more severe group had amnesia and
disorientation for more than five minutes while the
less-severe group had no change in mental state, or
changes that lasted less than five minutes.
What about if the next thing you remember is waking up the following night?
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