



First Published Wednesday, 29 April 2009
CONCUSSION involves a bang on the head followed by unconsciousness or giddiness then a few days of headache and nausea. At least that is the usual understanding.
But on the battlefield it has come to mean something altogether more sinister: a blast-induced brain injury with a catalogue of symptoms such as fatigue, irritability and insomnia (see “Brain shock“).
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