AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a brain condition thought to be linked to repeated head injuries and blows to the head. It slowly gets worse over time and leads to dementia, but the right help and support can manage the symptoms.

Detailed explanation-2: -In most cases, a single concussion should not cause permanent damage. A second concussion soon after the first one does not have to be very strong for its effects to be permanently disabling.

Detailed explanation-3: -It’s worth noting: If you sustain a second concussion while recovering from the first concussion, you risk longer-lasting symptoms and brain damage. In extremely rare cases, some patients die from “second impact syndrome”, a condition we don’t fully understand, that involves a rapid swelling reaction in their brains.

Detailed explanation-4: -Those with a history of three or more concussions were significantly more likely to suffer loss of consciousness, anterograde amnesia, and mental status changes lasting longer than 5 minutes.

Detailed explanation-5: -There is now evidence that repeated concussions could be associated with the development in later life of a particular kind of degenerative disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE is a progressive disease with Alzheimer’s-like symptoms.