1 in 5 Teens Report They've Been Diagnosed With A Concussion
Doctors know that concussions can cause serious health impacts. Now, new research shows that rates in adolescents, especially those involved in contact sports, may be pretty high.
Concussions have gotten a lot of attention in recent years, especially as professional football players' brains have shown signs of degenerative brain disease linked with repeated blows to the head. Now, a new analysis confirms what many doctors fear â that concussions start showing up at a high rate in teens who are active in contact sports.
Approximately 20 percent of teens said that they have been diagnosed with published Tuesday in
