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PBS NewsHour | New Research Questions How to Treat Concussion 'Epidemic' | PBS

Duration: 10:31
Program: PBS NewsHour #10542
Broadcast Date: Jan. 15, 2013

A test that measures cognitive impairment after a concussion is helping coaches and doctors realize that young athletes are sometimes sent back to the playing field too quickly after a head injury. Betty Ann Bowser reports on concussion treatment in student athletes.

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Post Date: January 15, 2013