Repeated head trauma on the field caused crippling anxiety and memory loss for this ex-footballer
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Repeated head trauma on the field caused crippling anxiety and memory loss for this ex-footballer

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By the time Luke Ivens retired from playing Australian Rules football, he had suffered "up to 20 concussions" playing the game he loved. "I was getting a bit of those dizziness and nausea symptoms but I really thought that if I rested throughout the off-season, I'd be fine," he told ABC Science's Listen Up. "There wasn't much education or insight into concussions," said Luke of his playing days. "He referred me to a neurologist in Sydney and after a few consultations with her she said, 'Your brain looks like you've had about 50 concussions.'"

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Brendan Cowell's new TV series Plum is an unflinching look at concussion, masculinity and rugby league and a reminder of how far we have to go
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Brendan Cowell's new TV series Plum is an unflinching look at concussion, masculinity and rugby league and a reminder of how far we have to go

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