Scientists push for strategy on concussion at Trinity college conference

A national concussion strategy is needed to identify and manage concussions across all sports in Ireland, according to scientists studying the condition.

Concussion and concussive brain injuries have increasingly made headlines in recent years as being associated with certain sports such as rugby, boxing and American Football.

Now, the concussion research interest group established by the Department of Genetics at Trinity College Dublin and the Clinical Research Centre in St James’s Hospital says a national strategy is needed to deal with the issue.