second impact syndrome

con·cus·sion (k

n-k

1. A violent jarring; a shock. See Synonyms at collision.

2. An injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow and followed by a temporary or prolonged loss of function.

[Middle English concussioun, bruise, contusion, from Latin concussi, concussin-, concussion, from concussus, past participle of concutere, to strike together; see concuss.]

con·cussive (-k

v) adj.

con·cussive·ly adv.

concussion [kənˈkʌʃən]

1. (Medicine / Pathology) a jarring of the brain, caused by a blow or a fall, usually resulting in loss of consciousness

2. any violent shaking; jarring

concussive adj

concussion (k

n-k

An injury to a soft structure, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow or impact and followed by a temporary, sometimes prolonged, loss of function. A concussion of the brain results in transient loss of consciousness or memory.

concussion - Its underlying etymological notion is of "violent shaking," from Latin concutere, "shake violently."

See also related terms for shaking.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	concussion - injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness accidental injury, injury - an accident that results in physical damage or hurt
	2.	concussion - any violent blow blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"

concussion

noun

1. shock, brain injury She fell off a horse and suffered a concussion.

2. impact, crash, shaking, clash, jarring, collision, jolt, jolting I was blown off the deck by the concussion of the torpedoes.

Translations

concussion [kənˈkʌʃən] N (Med) → conmoción f cerebral

concussion [kənˈkʌʃ^ən] n → commotion f (cérébrale)

concussion

n → Gehirnerschütterung f

concussion [kənˈkʌʃ/ən] n (Med) → commozione f cerebrale

concussion → ارتجاج في المخ otřes mozku hjernerystelse Gehirnerschütterung διάσειση conmoción cerebral aivotärähdys commotion potres mozga commozione cerebrale 脳震盪 뇌진탕 hersenschudding hjernerystelse wstrząśnienie mózgu concussão cerebral, traumatismo craniano сотрясение hjärnskakning การสั่นอย่างแรง sarsıntı sự chấn động 震荡

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accidental injury air pressure atmospheric pressure blow Bufferhead bump collision concuss concussed Concussion fuse Concussive Contrecoup Fatuousness Icequake injury nitroglycerin nitroglycerine overpressure Railway spine	Rarely, and most commonly among adolescent boys, a second concussion can result in a condition called Second Impact Syndrome, which can cause severe brain injury and sometimes death, said Dr. Consequences of repeatblows can be severe for youngsters by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) Researchers have identified a serious series of brain injury events they call second impact syndrome (SIS). SECOND IMPACT SYNDROME: Sports Confront Consequences of Concussions by TYLER, JEFFREY H.; NELSON, MICHAEL E. / USA Today (Magazine) He determined that Schultz' brain injury was a classic case of Second Impact Syndrome (SIS), a rare, usually fatal condition which can occur when a second concussion is sustained before a person has healed from a first. High School Football Player Who Sustained Catastrophic Brain Injury ... by Business Wire	second cranial nerve Second Crusade second deck Second distance Second Earl Grey Second Earl of Chatham Second Earl of Guilford Second Empire Second Epistel of John Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy Second Epistle of Peter Second Epistle to the Corinthians Second Epistle to the Thessalonians Second Epistle to Timothy second estate second fiddle second floor second gear second generation Second girl second growth second half second hand second impact syndrome Second intention Second International second joint second language Second Lateran Council second law of motion second law of thermodynamics second lieutenant second man Second Marquis of Rockingham second mate second moment second mortgage second name second nature second period second person second power second quantum number second reading Second Reich Second Republic second sacker second sight second stomach	second hand second hand second hand Second Hand Building Centre Second Hand Modellbahn Versand Second hand smoke Second hand smoke Second hand smoke Second hand smoke Second Hand Smoke (album) Second hand smoking Second hand smoking Second hand smoking Second hand store second hands second hands Second Harmonic Distortion Second harmonic generation Second Harmonic Generation Microscopy Second Harvest Food Bank Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Second Harvest Heartland Second Heart second heart sound Second Heartbeat Wave Second Highest Level of Division I College Athletics Second home Second Home Market Index Second Iceland Krona Second Iceland Krona second impact syndrome Second Imperial Geothermal Company Second in Command Second In, First Out Second In, Second Out Second inaugural address Second Indochina War Second Indochinese War Second Indochinese War Second Indochinese War Second Infantry Division Second Information on Technology in Education Study Second Injury Board Second Institute of Oceanography Second Intention second intentions Second Intermediate Period Second Internal Transcribed Spacer Second International Second International Second International (political) Second International (political) Second International (politics) Second International (politics) Second International Adult Literacy Survey Second International Conference on Climate Impacts Assessment Second International Conference on Oceanic Linguistics Second International Congress on Tools for Teaching Logic Second International Symposium on Electronic Art Second Internationale Second Internationale

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Rarely, and most commonly among adolescent boys, a second concussion can result in a condition called Second Impact Syndrome, which can cause severe brain injury and sometimes death, said Dr.

Consequences of repeatblows can be severe for youngsters by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

Researchers have identified a serious series of brain injury events they call second impact syndrome (SIS).

SECOND IMPACT SYNDROME: Sports Confront Consequences of Concussions by TYLER, JEFFREY H.; NELSON, MICHAEL E. / USA Today (Magazine)

He determined that Schultz' brain injury was a classic case of Second Impact Syndrome (SIS), a rare, usually fatal condition which can occur when a second concussion is sustained before a person has healed from a first.

High School Football Player Who Sustained Catastrophic Brain Injury ... by Business Wire

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