Sports Concussions - Conversations from Penn State
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The rate of emergency room visits for high school sports-related concussions has increased by more than 200% in the last decade. Neuropsychologist Ruben Echemendia, a leading expert in sports-related concussions and head trauma, discusses what changes are needed to make professional and amateur sports safer and why experts are especially concerned about concussions among youth.