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• Post-concussion syndrome
  ...tinue for weeks, months or a year or more after the injury that caused the concussion. ...''post'' meaning "after", ''concussus'' meaning "shaken violently", and ''syndrome'' meaning "a group of symptoms".
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• Post-concussion syndrome
  ...tinue for weeks, months or a year or more after the injury that caused the concussion. ...''post'' meaning "after", ''concussus'' meaning "shaken violently", and ''syndrome'' meaning "a group of symptoms".
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• Concussion grading systems
  == Concussion Grading Systems == ...injury that shakes the brain inside the skull. There are several different concussion grading systems in use, each with its own criteria for determining the seve
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• Concussions in sport
  ...in ''concussus'', which means "to shake violently". The term "sport" comes from the Old French ''desport'', meaning "leisure". A '''concussion''' is a type of brain injury caused by a blow to the head or body, a fall,
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• Concussions in American football
  ...which means "to shake violently". The term "American football" is derived from the games of association football and rugby football. A '''concussion''' is a type of brain injury caused by a blow to the head or body, a fall,
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• Second-impact syndrome
  == Second-impact syndrome == ...cur when a person sustains a second traumatic brain injury before symptoms from an earlier one have subsided.
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• Post-traumatic seizure
  == Post-traumatic seizure == '''Post-traumatic seizure''' (''pronunciation: pohst traw-mat-ik see-zhur'') refers
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• Traumatic Brain Injury
  ...head, that disrupts the normal function of the brain. The term is derived from the Greek words "trauma" meaning wound and "encephalon" meaning brain. ...can also result from a [[penetrating wound]], such as a gunshot wound, or from the force of an explosion.
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• Glossary of medicine
  * [[AIDS]] - see Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome * [[Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome]] - infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes a wea
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