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Post-concussion ‘return to play’ decision should be made solely by doctors, says new editorial
July 14, 2014 by NewsBot
An editorial calls for sports authorities to take into consideration the long term neurological problems that repeated concussions can cause. Cerebral concussion is the most common form of sports-related traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the long-term effects of repeated concussions may include dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and other neurological disorders.
