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A person with a concussion may have dilated pupils, droopy eyelids, or difficulty tracking objects. Sometimes, these symptoms are obvious, but not always. Assessment tools can help a doctor check for ...

The word “concussion” may bring to mind football players and other athletes. Or maybe someone who’s been in a bad car wreck. But the truth is that a concussion isn’t always the result of a severe ...

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left the game against the Buffalo Bills with a concussion on Thursday Night Football. It's not his first injury, or his first concussion. His first registered ...

Irritability, headache, nausea, light sensitivity, forgetfulness, insomnia. Ask someone with a concussion about what it feels like, and you are likely to hear some of these descriptors. Vertigo, brain ...

A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) that can occur from an impact to your head. Concussions are relatively common in contact sports like football, in falls, or as a result of vehicle ...

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) walks off the field in the third quarter after an injury during the game against the Buffalo Bills in an NFL game at Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday, ...

Athletes experiencing a concussion during a sports event are evaluated for return to play through clinical evaluation, without the need for imaging studies. We typically don't know with a high level ...

Rebecca Woodrow receives funding from the Medical Research Council and the Pinsent Darwin Trust. David Menon receives research funding from the National Institute for Health Research, UK; UK Research ...