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What is the difference between concussion and minor head injury? and is every blow to the head is a concussion?
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A matter of degree: Everybody in the world gets blows to the head once in a while. Rarely are they concussions. Likewise, everybody in the world gets blows to the abdomen sometimes, but rarely are they internal organ bruising injuries. That's because a blow is a vague word covering all severities. Concussion means there is detectable injury to the brain's functioning, even if nothing unusual is visible on brain scan.
Answered 4/30/2020
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