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Originally Posted by Luxorreb
Give Trent a break.
You guys have no idea what cognitive shape he's in.
Serious injury could happen on any play. No matter if you're Trent Green or a rookie.
Guy can play and in a smart (Saunders) offense he'll be fine.
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The guy had two concussions in very short order, including a grade three concussion, the most severe. Sure, he may be able to walk and talk today but another serious blow to the head and he could truly do damange that would cause a slow painful spiral into dementia or other debilitating neurologicll disease a la' Mike Webster.
I realize its a wiki article - but from what I can tell looking at some other sites its a pretty good summary.
Concussion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cumulative effects
Cumulative effects of concussions are poorly understood. The severity of concussions and their symptoms may worsen with successive injuries, even if a subsequent injury occurs months or years after an initial one.[65] Symptoms may be more severe and changes in neurophysiology can occur with the third and subsequent concussions.[48] Studies have had conflicting findings on whether athletes have longer recovery times after repeat concussions and whether cumulative effects such as impairment in cognition and memory occur.[28]
Cumulative effects may include psychiatric disorders and loss of long-term memory. For example, the risk of developing clinical depression has been found to be significantly greater for retired football players with a history of three or more concussions than for those with no concussion history.[66] Three or more concussions is also associated with a five-fold greater chance of developing Alzheimer's disease earlier and a three-fold greater chance of developing memory deficits.[66]
[edit] Dementia pugilistica
Main article: Dementia pugilistica
Chronic encephalopathy is an example of the cumulative damage that can occur as the result of multiple concussions or less severe blows to the head. The condition called dementia pugilistica, or "punch drunk" syndrome, which is associated with boxers, can result in cognitive and physical deficits such as parkinsonism, speech and memory problems, slowed mental processing, tremor, and inappropriate behavior.[67] It shares features with Alzheimer's disease.[68]