Concussions May Have Lasting Impact On Young People’s Health

The New York Times (10/5, Reynolds, Subscription Publication) “Well” blog reports that a “single concussion experienced by a child or teenager may have lasting repercussions on mental health and intellectual and physical functioning throughout adulthood, and multiple head injuries increase the risks of later problems,” according to a large study conducted by Blue Cross Blue Shield and published in PLOS Medicine.

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— “A Single Concussion May Have Lasting Impact,” GRETCHEN REYNOLDS, New York Times, October 5, 2016.

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