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Factoids
‘No head injury is too trivial to ignore’ Hippocrates, 460–377 BC
The term consussion and mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) are sometimes used interchangeabley.
However you want to call it they can have significant consequenses within the first year. A quick review of some CDC statistics reveals up to 15% experiencing some form of disability one year out. Divorce and job loss within the first year post MTBI has been studied also. In nursing school they gave us a figure on this but I recently through all of that out and no longer have the number. It did leave an impression though.
While George S Patton has admitted to manufacturing some of his WW2 personality in order to more effectively lead, some have speculated that consussions recieved while serving in the cavalry and playing polo contributed to changes in personality compare to his younger years.
A hx of consussions makes one more susceptible and is important to note in an h&p-
FWIW
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