Nuthatch wrote:
Stuuuuuuu wrote:
His brain will be donated by his family to the brain trauma center at Boston University (same one that examined Probert's brain). That to me signals that his family is concerned about the effect concussions had on him. Whether he committed suicide or not, this looks like it could be another damning statement against the type of hockey the NHL produces. If he committed suicide, it could well be because of depression caused by concussions.
Curious- are you suggesting that the concussions themselves cause depression, or do you mean that the depression occurred when the reality/results/damage of the constant injuries and thus possible loss of the ability to play any more hockey caused him to become depressed to the point of suicide?
I know that the depression & possible suicide of Boogard is hypothetical at this point. I'm just trying to get clear on what exactly you mean.
(I made this all clear as mud, right? LOL )Yeah sorry I didn't make that more clear, but that's exactly what I meant.
This is from the wikipedia page on post concussion syndrome:
"The acronym PCS may also be used to mean post-concussion symptoms.[13] Symptoms can appear immediately, or weeks to months after the initial injury. Their severity lessens progressively over time.[14] The nature of the symptoms tends to change over time: they are most commonly of a physical nature following the injury, but tend to become predominantly psychological later.[15][16] Signs and symptoms such as noise sensitivity,
problems with concentration and memory, irritability, depression, anxiety, fatigue, and poor judgment may be called 'late symptoms' because they generally do not occur immediately after the injury, but rather days or weeks after.[13] Nausea and drowsiness commonly occur early after concussion but usually do not last, while headache and dizziness occur immediately after the injury and are long lasting.[13]"
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