Last Thursday the Committee heard testimony from the GAO about concussions in high school sports. It was concerning because concussions occur with alarming frequency, but it's impossible to know exactly how often because of gaps in how the injuries are reported.
The USA Today reported:
The USA Today reported:
A recent clinical study by the Children's National Medical Center in Washington found that more than 80% of student athletes who experienced concussions reported a significant worsening of symptoms over the first four weeks after attempting to return to school academics.Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched the Heads Up in-school website.
"The typical concentration and memory requirements of school place significant demands on the brain's biological software," Gerard Gioia, chief of pediatric neuropsychology at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, says in testimony prepared for a Thursday hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee. "When these cognitive demands are placed on a brain in an impaired state, the result is an increase in post-concussion symptoms."
