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Football Concussion | Virginia Teen Commits Suicide

The teens parents took their son to the emergency room and were told to watch for bleeding and make sure their son had limited activity for 24 hours.

The following day, the high school senior forgot words while speaking, missed a turn while driving and complained of headaches after earlier games.  Then 2 days after the game, he hung himself in his room.

The teen was well liked in school and there was no history of depression.

Boston University's Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, has a bank of approximatially 70 brains donated for study. 

CSTE researchers found that the teen had structual damage to the brain.  The damage affected the portion of thr brain that affected judgment and impulse control.

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