A Concussion is a traumatic brain injury that occurs after impacting a person's head or by a whiplash-type injury. It causes the person's head-to-head and brain to shake quickly back and forth. The effects of concussions are temporary that includes problems with memory balance, concentration, and coordination. The Neurologists also state that it results in an altered mental state, which provides for becoming unconscious. The concussion symptoms as blurred vision, numbness, severe headache, seizures, impairment in speech, etc., may appear within 24 to 48 hours. The concussion tests are conducted using CT scan and MRI, which identifies only the structural defects. Even the specialists prepare an excellent questionnaire to know where precisely the head injury occurred. According to Dr. Farng-Yang Foo, a neurologist at NYU Langone Health's Concussion Center, "The most challenging aspect of diagnosing a concussion is there are no objective tests. The diagnosis is done throu...
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