Smith had retired hurt after taking a 92mph bouncer from Jofra Archer in the neck during the second Ashes Test but was allowed to resume his innings less than an hour later having passed
concussion testing.
"What this incident highlights is that no test for
concussion is foolproof," the organisation said.
Marnus Labuschagne (main pic) became Test cricket's first
concussion substitute - and needed a
concussion assessment of his own after being smashed TURN TO PAGE 51 STEVE SMITH'S dominance of the Ashes has been put on hold by Jofra Archer as the
concussion he suffered is set to rule him out of the third Test.
Physios from both England and Australia attended Smith, but the batsman had to leave the park in order to have a
concussion test.
They found that the players who suffered a
concussion returned to play an average of 19 days later, which means they missed about 1.5 games.
"A lot of people will suffer a mild
concussion at some point in their life, so realizing they have trouble smelling is the first step to telling their doctor about it," said lead author, Fanny Lecuyer Giguere, who did the research as part of her doctoral thesis in neuropsychology at the University of Montreal.
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Of the seven biomarkers, two were elevated for those with
concussion at six hours after the injury compared to the athletes with no
concussion.
The study excluded patients hospitalized for severe
concussion, those previously diagnosed with delirium or dementia, and those who died within 90 days of their
concussions.
The study excluded patients hospitalized caused by a severe
concussion, those previously diagnosed with delirium or dementia, and those who died within 90 days of their
concussions.
Nikolaus Dean suffered a debilitating
concussion playing varsity lacrosse during his first year of university.
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