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Second impact syndrome in football: new imaging and insights into a rare and devastating condition

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Premature return to play for the concussed pediatric athlete may result in devastating neurological injury. Identification of at-risk patients and ideal management of the concussed athlete remain challenging for the pediatrician. The authors review a case of second impact syndrome in which neuroimaging was obtained between the first and second impacts, a circumstance which to their knowledge has not been previously reported. This case offers new insights into the underlying pathophysiology of this disease process and potential risk factors for its development.

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics

DOI: 10.3171/2012.11.peds12343

Authors: Elizabeth Weinstein, Michael Turner, Benjamin B. Kuzma, Henry Feuer

Institutions: Indiana University School of Medicine, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine

Language: English

Topic: Traumatic Brain Injury Research

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Indiana University Health