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Can you get serious damage or give yourself a concussion from accidentally hit your temple? i hurried to pick up my phone,my fingers jabbed my temple.
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No: To give yourself a concussion (also known as mild Traumatic Brain Injury or mTBI), a significant force is required to cause the skull and brain to impact each other. Hitting your head or your head being hit on a hard surface with rapidity (I.e. Playing football, falling down on your head, car accident) is a common way to get one.
Answered 8/21/2015
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