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Concussion
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Concussion Treatment
An initial "baseline" neurological evaluation by a health care worker determines treatment for an uncomplicated concussion. If a blow to the head during athletics leads to unconsciousness, a trained person must determine readiness for continued participation and timing for return to play.
In this situation, if a child or young adult has lost consciousness, that person should not resume athletics for a period of 3 months. Studies have shown that there is an increased rate of brain injury and occasionally death in people who have had a previous concussion with unconsciousness.
Concussion complicated by bleeding or brain damage must be treated in a hospital.
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• Definition
• Concussion Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Concussion Symptoms & Signs
• Concussion Prevention
• Concussion Diagnosis & Tests
• Concussion Treatment
• Concussion Prognosis
• Concussion Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Tests & Exams
• Cranial CT Scan
• MRI of the Head
Other Topics
• Bleeding
• Confusion
• Consciousness - Decreased
• Drowsiness
• Head Injury
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Safety
• Seizures
• Unconsciousness - First Aid
• Weakness
Review Date : 1/17/2002
Reviewed By : Galit Kleiner-Fisman MD, FRCPC, Department of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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