Concepts in Neurology and Research
[ ISSN : 2833-3667 ]
The Stunned Brain: Neuroanatomical Correlates of an Acute Concussion in Boxing
Case Report
Volume 1 - Issue 1
Published : May 21, 2020
Abstract
The 2012 Zurich Consensus Statement defined concussion as a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain induced by biomechanical forces. Concussive and post-concussion symptoms are currently thought to reflect a functional rather than structural disturbance typically resolving spontaneously with no imaging abnormality. The majority of patients with concussion recover within a 7-10 days period, in some symptoms persist beyond the 1 month generally accepted time frame for recovery. Some patients recover within the above generally accepted time frame but show reemergence of concussion symptoms after minor head bumps. Two such cases in amateur athletes are reported here.