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    that happen in the USA every year‚ according to article 1. The debate has been should players have to sit out longer to heal from concussions. Players should have to sit out longer because concussions can lead to long term injury‚ delayed reaction time and dizziness‚ and brain damage. Sitting out longer is a small price to pay for a child’s well being. Concussions can cause more damage if you don’t give them time to heal. Concussions can cause you to have slower reaction times and also dizziness

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    Essay On Concussions

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    a lifetime (“Concussions and Football”). A concussions is a severe blow to the head and results in rapid movement of the brain inside the skull (Concussion and Football). Concussions occur all the time during sports and have a huge toll on football players. Nearly 47% of high school concussions occur during football (Big plays‚ big injuries). They can be the worst type of injury if serious because concussions symptoms can last for a lifetime and could be deadly. If someone gets a concussions then

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    Football Too Dangerous

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    Football players are a magnet to head injuries‚ hard hits‚ concussions mostly and many other death leading damage. All of these injuries and situations leading to death shows you that it is a good idea for schools and recreation departments to start eliminating football programs because of safety issues. An Article by "Hard Knocks" By Gabriel Charles Tyler states that “The National Football League (NFL) for years denied there was a link between the sport and brain damage‚ but in 2009‚ it acknowledged

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    should not be in aports because of there brain ( a concussion)‚ the risk of not playing ever again‚ and since there are people wanting sports to be more safe. To begin with‚ when people play sports they have a risk of there brain. In source 1‚ it states playing a sport can risk you life not only your brain. I think that aports are a cause of danger because i is true you can hurt really bad

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    cause lifelong problems with your brain. After a concussion you can have depression and short term memory loss.”39% -- the amount by which cumulative concussions are shown to increase catastrophic head injury leading to permanent neurologic disability”"Head Case - Complete Concussion Managements."A concussion can also damage your skull‚ which would require surgery that will not always end up being positive. more than 60% of retired NFL players‚ have experienced brain problems and had that lead to alzheimer’s

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    Understanding Dementia

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    may result from age‚ brain injury‚ confusion‚ difficulty in performing day to day or familiar tasks‚ changes in personality‚ mood and behaviour. Dementia is a condition in which there’s a gradual loss of brain function‚ it is a decline in cognitive/intellectual functioning. Dementia causes permanent and progressive damage to the brain. Each part of the brain functions differently and therefore when a region is affected individuals can lose significant functions. The brain controls every aspect

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    Visually Impaired

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    CHI 2011 COMPETITION WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY Webster‚ A.‚ Roe‚ J.‚ Children with Visual Impairments: Social Interaction‚ Language and Learning Visual impairments and Individual Needs London: Routledge (1998) Summary: This chapter sets out how the authors have approached the individual learning needs of children with visual impairments‚ and emphasizes‚ wherever feasible‚ a research basis for intervention. They explore contrasting images of children with visual impairments‚ highlighting unique

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    Brain Disorder: Brain or mental disorders relates to mental distress and disability. There are several categories of brain disorders which relate back to some serious problems as symptoms. These symptoms can be genetic as well as infections‚ head and spinal cord injuries‚ and injuries. (Myfundi‚ 2012) Coma State of unconsciousness is termed as coma which is explained as brain disorder. A patient in state of coma is not able to interact with the environment. There may be sleep and wakening intervals

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    Brain Death Determination When the brain has a lack of oxygen‚ even for a few minutes‚ it could lead to loss of brain functions such as a gradual loss level of consciousness or a complete loss of consciousness causing the person to slip into a coma. In the most profound cases‚ irreversible brain damage and death occurs. Oxygen deficiency can by caused by many things‚ such as; a brain injury‚ fall from height‚ traffic accidents‚ heart failure‚ stroke or some neurological disease. That may cause

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    dem 301 dementia

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    abnormal proteins that build up into the brain; they form either ‘plaques’ or ‘tangles’. These plaques and tangles interfere with how the brain responds and how the cells work to communicate with each other‚ the plaques are usually seen in the area were the brain makes new memories there is ongoing research for finding new ways to stop these proteins so they can protect the brain cells from harm. Whereas vascular dementia is the reduction in the blood flow to the brain‚ the blood carries essential oxygen

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