March 14, 1997 / 46(10);224-227Sports-Related Recurrent Brain Injuries -- UnitedStatesAn estimated 300,000 sports-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) of mild to moderate severity (1), most ofwhich can be classified as concussions (i.e., conditions of temporarily altered mental status as a result of headtrauma), occur in the United States each year.
He was transferred to a regional trauma center, where attempts to reduce elevated
intracranial pressure were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced brain dead 4 days later.
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The true incidence of second impact syndrome is unknown.
Second impact syndrome results from acute, usually fatal, brain swellin...
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