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Concussion is a 2013 American drama film written and directed by Stacie Passon and starring Robin Weigert. Although not autobiographical, the story was partially inspired by Passon herself suffering a mild concussion, in the same manner depicted in the film, shortly before she began writing the screenplay.
Second-impact syndrome (SIS) occurs when the brain swells rapidly, and catastrophically, after a person has a second concussion before symptoms from an earlier one have subsided. This second blow may occur minutes, days, or weeks after an initial concussion, [1] and even the mildest grade of concussion can lead to second impact syndrome. [2]
In November and December 2013, two more NFL concussion films were in development, first Game Time Decision with writer/director and former NFL training camp attendee wide receiver Matthew A. Cherry and actor Isaiah Washington, [8] and another film League of Denial with producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald. [9]
A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury usually “caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head or by a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth ...
Movie(s) Type Cause Aron Ralston: 127 Hours: Right below-elbow Self-amputation (knife) Homer Parrish The Best Years of Our Lives: Bilateral below-elbow Trauma (fire) David Della Rocco The Boondock Saints: Left little finger Trauma (bullet wound) King Fergus Brave: Left below-knee Trauma (bitten off in battle) Dr. Julius No: Dr. No: Bilateral ...
Nearly 20% of the more than 2.5 million U.S. service members (SMs) deployed since 2003 to Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) have sustained at least one traumatic brain injury (TBI), predominantly mild TBI (mTBI), [90] [91] and almost 8% of all OEF/OIF Veterans demonstrate persistent post-TBI symptoms more than ...
Cadaveric spasm is seen in cases of drowning victims when grass, weeds, roots or other materials are clutched, and provides evidence of life at the time of entry into the water. Cadaveric spasm often crystallizes the last activity one did before death and is therefore significant in forensic investigations, e.g. holding onto a knife tightly. [4]
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