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Women's Health Esmeralda Garcia-Ramirez Women's Health Esmeralda Garcia-Ramirez

MRI imaging and behavioral testing reveal emotional problems in female children post-concussion may be related to injury-caused delay in maturation of white matter 

A study published in Biological Psychiatry

found that concussions may alter the trajectory of white matter maturation in female children and that this alteration may play a role in the onset of new depression and anxiety after concussion. 

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Athletes with comorbid depression and anxiety and no recent concussion  report more post-concussion symptoms than “healthy mood” athletes who are two weeks post-concussion

Scientists have found that athletes with baseline comorbid depression and anxiety reported more symptoms on the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale, without having a recent concussion, than the post-concussion athletes who had a healthy mood at baseline.

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Children and adolescents with concussion at 40% higher risk for mental health issues than peers with orthopedic injury

A study found that children and adolescents who sustain a concussion are at an increased risk of developing mental health issues. The results indicated that "young people who sustain a concussion are at a 40% higher risk of mental health issues, psychiatric hospitalization, and self-harm compared to those who sustain an orthopedic injury."

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