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Exceptional Neurologic Recovery in a Teenage Football Player After Second Impact Syndrome With a Thin Subdural Hematoma
Author(s) -
Potts Michelle A.,
Stewart Eric W.,
Griesser Michael J.,
Harris Joshua D.,
Gelfius Carl D.,
Klamar Karl
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pmandr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1934-1563
pISSN - 1934-1482
DOI - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2012.01.015
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , medicine , nothing , physical therapy , philosophy , epistemology
Second impact syndrome (SIS) occurs when a person sustains a second brain injury before the symptoms of an initial brain injury resolve [1,2]. Severe brain edema develops due to cerebral vasculature dysautoregulation and causes significant neurologic deficits [1-3]. SIS is a rare condition that occurs primarily in adolescents and young adults. Severe neurologic deficits and death typically occur with SIS [1,2,4]. This report describes an exceptional neurologic recovery in a teenage football player after SIS with a thin subdural hematoma (SDH). Institutional review board approval was obtained for this case study.