Dangers Of Concussions

What are the Dangers of a concussion?
What if a football player took a blow to the back of the head, what would happen? More than likely some injury occurred, but what parts were effected? And what will damage to those areas cause, short or long-term? Football is a contact sport, and injuries are to be expected, but is it really worth the risk for possible permanent damage to the most important organ there is? Concussions are a serious injury, and need to be treated that way, as the organ effected is in essence the very life in a person. If someone doesn’t have a properly functioning brain, then more than likely that person is handicapped in some way. That handicap can be some such a slight tremor, or even total loss of motor
The brain starts to heal itself as soon as it is able, and while it is healing the football player will likely experience several side effects. Since the first impact to the rear of the brain hits several structures, the effects are a bit broad. Because the occipital lobe was effected, the sufferer would notice issues with vision, such as blurriness, double vision, maybe even partial or total blindness. In the hindbrain, the damage to the cerebellum would cause issues with motor control, perhaps difficulty standing or grabbing objects. Damage to the medulla might cause reflexes to be slower than usual, or cause trouble breathing. If the pons were not functioning properly, sleep disruption would occur, perhaps causing insomnia, and since it also affects arousal, no doubt excess lethargy would occur throughout the day. Since the reticular formation also has ties to alertness, no doubt damage to it would also cause tiredness throughout the day. They would no doubt have difficulty regulating their sleep schedule, causing them to be extremely tired during the day, yet unable to sleep at night. Damage to the frontal lobe effects the way a person thinks, behaves and could even lower their intelligence level or how much control they have over their muscles. Specifically, disrupting the motor cortex will affect the ability a person has to control their voluntary muscles. They might struggle with simple task like brushing their teeth or combing their hair. When the prefrontal cortex cannot function as normal, a person might notice trouble making decisions, it can even change their personality. Perhaps before the accident he had an optimistic attitude about everything, then after all he could think about were the negatives about any situation. Thankfully, once the brain starts to heal itself these symptoms should go away, leaving him back to normal, although perhaps a bit more cautious when he