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000433612 1001_ $$aCarroll, Linda,$$d1956-
000433612 24514 $$aThe concussion crisis :$$banatomy of a silent epidemic /$$cLinda Carroll and David Rosner.
000433612 250__ $$a1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
000433612 260__ $$aNew York :$$bSimon & Schuster,$$c2011.
000433612 300__ $$axiii, 320 p. ;$$c25 cm.
000433612 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000433612 5050_ $$aJust a bump on the head -- The emerging epidemic -- Head games -- Sudden impact -- Through the cracks -- Playing defense -- Anatomy of a brain injury -- Deciphering the damage -- A pocketful of mumbles -- Ticking time bombs -- Seeds of change -- Appendixes: I. Concussion symptoms -- II. Resources for patients and families.
000433612 520__ $$a"Brings the explosive but largely invisible epidemic of concussions out of the shadows through stories of kids and pro ball players and doctors"--$$cProvided by publisher.
000433612 520__ $$a"The first book to bring the silent epidemic of sports concussions out of the shadows, with dramatic true-life stories of victims--high school football players, college basketball stars, professional sports heroes--and the doctors and medical researchers who are unraveling the mysteries of concussions and crusading to prevent this devastating injury"--$$cProvided by publisher.
000433612 520__ $$aFor far too long, the menace of concussions has been hidden in plain sight. On playing fields across America, lives are being derailed by seemingly innocuous jolts to the head. From the peewees to the pros, concussions are reaching epidemic proportions. This book brings that hidden epidemic and its consequences out of the shadows.  As frightening as the numbers are, estimates of sports-related concussions range from 1.6 million to 3.8 million annually in the United States, they cannot begin to explain the profound impact of a hidden health problem that can strike any of us. It is becoming increasingly clear that concussions, like severe head traumas, can rob us of our memory, our mental abilities, our very sense of self. Because the damage caused by a concussion is rarely visible to the naked eye or even on a brain scan, no one knows how many millions might be living lives devastated by an invisible injury too often shrugged off as "just a bump on the head."  This book puts a human face on a huge public health crisis. Through narratives that chronicle the poignant experiences of real people struggling with this invisible and often unrecognized brain injury, the authors bring home its potentially devastating consequences. Among those you will meet are a high school football player whose college dreams were derailed by a series of undiagnosed concussions, a hard-driving soccer star whose own struggles with concussions pushed her to crusade for safety reform as a coach and soccer mom, and an economist who lost her career because of lingering concussion symptoms from a fender bender. This book weaves these human dramas with compelling stories of scientists and doctors who are unraveling the mysteries of how an invisible injury can wreak such havoc. It takes readers into the top labs, where scientists are teasing out what goes wrong in the brain after a jolt to the head, and into the nation's leading concussion clinic, where patients get cutting-edge management and treatment. The authors analyze the cultural factors that allowed this burgeoning epidemic to fester unseen and untreated. They chronicle the growing public awareness sparked by the premature retirements of superstars like NFL quarterbacks Troy Aikman and Steve Young. And they argue for an immediate change in a macho culture that minimizes the dangers inherent in repeated jolts to the head. The book is an exploration of this heretofore-silent health crisis. It sounds an urgent wake-up call to parents, coaches, trainers, doctors, and the athletes themselves. It should be required reading for every parent with a child playing sports, in fact, by everyone who has ever suffered a hard bump on the head.
000433612 650_0 $$aBrain$$xConcussion.
000433612 650_0 $$aBrain$$xPhysiology.
000433612 650_0 $$aCognitive neuroscience.
000433612 650_0 $$aSports injuries$$xTreatment.
000433612 7001_ $$aRosner, David,$$d1956-
000433612 85200 $$bgen$$hRC394.C7$$iC37$$i2011
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