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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I don’t know if you’re still reading this thread, but I can share what my household learned when a family member recently experienced a concussion. Having a concussion increases odds of a subsequent concussion. Doctors don’t know why or whether there is correlation (say, clumsiness) or causation involved. There is an additive effect of additional concussions that cannot be calculated in advance. Someone with a recent concussion should take a lot of caution not to receive another one during their recovery period.Contact sports definitely need to be stopped for the season, if not forever. We also heard from our family neurologist that the severity of the hit to the head does not always correlate with the severity of the concussion. Our doctor sees some people with seemingly mild injuries sustained at home who end up having enduring neurological symptoms from concussion for months. In other cases, someone can fall off a bike, go unconscious from whacking their head, and be asymptomatic a few weeks later. It’s unpredictable, and the only protection is not getting concussions.

Your child only gets one brain. Post-concussion syndrome is very seriously disabling and will interrupt not just sports, but academics and relationships. Please heed the expert advice you’ve already received from your doctor.

Boston Children’s Hospital has more information: https://www.childrenshospital.org/conditions/concussions#:~:text=In%20some%20cases%2C%20repeated%20concussions,like%20wrestlers%20and%20football%20players.[/quote]

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