Student Athletes: The Effects Of Concussions

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Even after a while, athletes who have had a concussion, still have visible damage to their brain. In “Effects of Concussions last longer than originally thought, study suggests”, I found “all student athletes who experienced a concussion continue to have visible damage to their brain. Neurological damage continues a while after they stopped having concussion symptoms. According to the article “The brain takes longer to heal than originally thought”. Tests have shown that people who’ve suffered concussions could have torn and leaky white matter, connective tissues to the brain. The final piece of evidence I found was “The study raises a scary risk

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