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This article is about educating those who play sports to help prevent concussion and to recognize its symptoms.

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Why is it important?

Education is important in those at risk for concussion because it can help prevent concussions and thereby ameliorate possible sequalae of experiencing a concussion.

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This work is one of the first of its kind to implement a sports concussion education program.

Martha Shenton
Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School

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This page is a summary of: The Sport Concussion Education Project. A brief report on an educational initiative: from concept to curriculum, Journal of Neurosurgery, December 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG),
DOI: 10.3171/2014.8.jns132804.
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