Concussion Symptoms Linger

When it comes to kids, sports concussions have been a big issue recently. And there is a very good reason so much attention is focused on concussions.

It's because after suffering a concussion, even a very mild one, the symptoms for kids can last up to a year.

A lot more attention has been placed on sports concussions recently from the pros down to the youngest players and for a few very good reasons. That's because when someone suffers a concussion, kids in particular, they end up having attention and memory problems. But now we are finding out those problems can last a lot longer than we used to think.

A new study, published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, looked at children 8 to 15 that suffered a mild brain injury, a concussion. Researchers found that these children suffered from headaches and fatigue along with inattention and memory problems up to a year after the injury. But they also found that even though the headache and fatigue went away, the inattention and memory problems stuck around.

And with the current advice being that after someone suffers a concussion they shouldn't return to play until "all" symptoms have gone away, it's going to be tougher to keep track of the attention and memory problem areas that might stick around for some time. But even these need to be back to normal before someone gets back into the game.