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Concussion differential diagnosis

Introduction

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Overview

Overview

Diagnosis of concussion can be complicated because it shares symptoms with other conditions. For example, post-concussion symptoms such as cognitive problems may be misattributed to brain injury when they are in fact due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).[1]

References

References

  1. ↑ Meares S, Shores EA, Taylor AJ, Batchelor J, Bryant RA, Baguley IJ; et al. (2011). “The prospective course of postconcussion syndrome: the role of mild traumatic brain injury”. Neuropsychology. 25 (4): 454–65. doi:10.1037/a0022580. PMID 21574719.

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