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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153176003321

Autore

Meehan William Paul

Titolo

Concussions / / William Paul Meehan III

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Greenwood, , 2017

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024

ISBN

979-84-00-63013-2

979-82-16-06449-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 221 pages)

Collana

Health and medical issues today

Disciplina

617.4/81044

Soggetti

Brain - Concussion

Brain - Concussion - Diagnosis

Brain - Concussion - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section I. Overview -- section II. Controversies -- section III. Primary documents.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book will define concussion, discuss the acute effects of concussion, describe the current treatment of concussions, outline the current concepts of the potential for long term and cumulative effects from concussion, and recount the research that has led to the modern understanding of concussions. Furthermore, this book will describe the current controversies surrounding concussions, sport-related concussions in particular. After completing this book, readers will be able to form their own knowledgeable, informed opinions about the controversies"--