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FAMILY MEDICINE AND FAMILY PHYSICIANS
October 16-17, 2017 | Toronto, Canada
Arch Gen Intern Med 2017 | Volume 1 Issue 3
Abstract: Concussion has been recognized as a clinical entity
for more than 1000 years. Throughout the 20th century it
was studied extensively in boxers, but it did not pique the
interest of the general population because it is the accepted
goal of the boxer to inflict such an injury on their opponent.
In 2002, however, the possibility that repetitive concussions
could result in chronic brain damage and a progressive
neurologic disorder was raised by a postmortem evaluation
of a retired player in the most popular sports institution in
the United States, the National Football League. Since that
time concussion has been a frequent topic of conversation
in homes, schools, and on television and has become a major
focus of sports programs in communities and schools at all
levels. Now all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the
National Collegiate Athletic Association have enacted laws
and rules to protect the athlete.
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wmullally@bwh.harvard.eduConcussion
William J Mullally
Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, USA