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S A T U R D A Y Definition • Concussion is defined as a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by traumatic biomechanical forces • May be caused by a direct blow to the head, face, neck or body with an “impulsive” force transmitted to the head • Results in rapid onset of short –lived impairment of neurologic function that resolves spontaneously 4th International conference on concussion in sport, Zurich, Nov. 2012
May 3-5 • San Francisco
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