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mythology

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4. Sometimes your brain more or less just doesn't function after a concussion

Reply to erpowers (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 6, 2015, 11:32 PM

Sep 2015

I suffered one where I at 235 lbs was the smaller person of the two of us landing on my head on a hardwood floor (martial arts sparring that went very wrong). I apparently got up, sparred some more, participated in a group photo before wandering off to collapse/sit in a dark quiet stairwell before having conversations with multiple people none of whom thought that I had a concussion. The symptoms lasted for a month and multiple people with medical backgrounds including a doctor and an emt noticed that my lights were on but I wasn't home.

It does happen.

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Wisconsin player tried to join Alabama huddle after apparent concussion [View all] joeybee12 Sep 2015 OP

That poor guy is really hurt. It's surprising the number of players/refs who didn't notice. Hoyt Sep 2015 #1

Are you sure he wasn't trying to steal their signs? KamaAina Sep 2015 #2

Messed Up erpowers Sep 2015 #3

Sometimes your brain more or less just doesn't function after a concussion mythology Sep 2015 #4