2. • One in five athletes have a concussion per season.
(10%)
2/3 of them in football
• Concussions can cause permanent brain damage and
memory loss.
• More than 300,000 sports related concussions occur
3. Aftereffects worse for teens than children and
adults?
• The frontal lobe area is growing in spurts.
• Since teenage brains are developing rapidly they are
very fragile to injury.
4. More than just a headache?
Could it reduce your memory?
They say that they feel fine.
But, studies show that teenage athletes who have
suffered from concussions within a year still show
reduced working memory.
• Reading and calculating can be effected for six months or
longer.
• Returning to sports too soon can cause worsening
effects.
5. • Harmon, Katherine. "Teen Brain Takes Biggest Sports Hits." Yahoo! News.
Yahoo!, 29 Feb. 2012. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. <http://news.yahoo.com/teen-
brain-takes-biggest-sports-hits-004808271.html>.
• Reinberg, Steven. "Concussions Affect Teens More Than Kids And Adults,
Study Says." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 28 Feb. 2012.
Web. 10 Apr. 2012.
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/28/concussions-may-effect-
te_n_1307886.html>.
• "Shannon's Tales of Motherhood: Help Spread Concussion Awareness!"
Shannon's Tales of Motherhood. Web. 11 Apr. 2012.
<http://shannpf1977.blogspot.com/2011/04/help-spread-concussion-
awareness.html>.
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