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Signs To Look For After Head Trauma, According To A Doctor

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Signs To Look For After Head Trauma, According To A Doctor

NBC’s senior medical correspondent Dr. John Torres joins TODAY to discuss Bob Saget’s cause of death, which his family says was accidental head trauma. He describes the differences in symptoms from a simple bump on the head to something more serious, and the telltale signs to look for including headaches, vision disturbance, dizziness, nausea and confusion. “There can be subtle signs that build up over time,” Dr. Torres says.

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Dr. Nicole Marcantuono, a pediatric specialist in the Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Pediatrics at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, is an expert on concussions in children. In this video, she talks about how much rest might be needed after a concussion.
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Former NFL player Brian Price talks about living with head trauma

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Former NFL player Brian Price talks about living with head trauma

Hard-hitting numbers were released Tuesday in a new study about football players and head trauma.
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Concussions: Cause, Treatment and Prevention of Head Trauma

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The most common and least serious type of traumatic brain injury is called a concussion. The word comes from the Latin concutere, which means “to shake violently.”

According to the CDC, between 2001 and 2009, an estimated 173,285 people under age 19 were treated in hospital emergency rooms for concussions related to sports and recreation activities.

Other causes include car and bicycle accidents, work-related injuries, falls, and fighting.

Dr. Meilani Mapa, MD of the Memorial Rehabilitation Institute talks about causes, treatment and prevention of concussions.
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