Sentences with phrase «cells after concussion»
The research also will investigate male / female athletes» willingness to have genetic testing that may show links to the repair and recovery of brain cells after concussion.
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Immediately after a concussion, all the cells in the brain fire at once — a massive electrical discharge «like a miniseizure,» he says — indiscriminately releasing an excitatory neurotransmitter called glutamate, which in turn triggers brain cells to release potassium.
A day after a concussion, though, some dendrites had shrunk away from their synapses and stopped communicating with other cells.
A concussion can result in unchecked inflammation that slows recovery and continues to destroy healthy brain cells long after the concussion.