Con­cus­sion

CON­CUS­SION: An inury to the brain that results in tem­po­rary loss of nor­mal brain func­tion. It is usu­ally caused by a blow to the head. Cuts or bruises may be present on the head or face, but in many cases there are no signs of trauma. Many peo­ple assume that con­cus­sions involve a loss of con­scious­ness, but that is not true. In most cases, a per­son with a con­cus­sion never losses consciousness.

Source: Amer­i­can Asso­ci­a­tion of Neu­ro­log­i­cal Sur­geons

• Under­stand­ing and Man­ag­ing Con­cus­sion in Youth
  Mon­treal Children’s Hos­pi­tal /​Hôpital de Mon­tréal pour enfants. 2018. Canada. 

• Con­cus­sion Overview
  Mayo Clinic. 2020. USA.

• Con­cus­sion
  Med­line Plus. 2019. USA.

• Trau­matic Brain Injury and Con­cus­sion
  Cen­ters for Dis­ease Con­trol and Pre­ven­tion. 2020. USA.

• Headway’s Brain Injury Infor­ma­tion Library
  Head­way. Cat­e­gories include About brain injury, Effects of brain injury, Fam­ily issues and rela­tion­ships, and more.
  UK.