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post-concussion syndrome

  1. mysticmagnolia

    WMLs and Post Concussion Syndrome - ME connection?

    Hello all, wanted to check in with a question. Some may recall my (34F) posting last year about the discovery of white matter lesions on my brain MRI. Well, since then, I have been on a very strange journey... where I went to a specialist cognitive assessment clinic and their neuroscientists...
  2. Pyrrhus

    Post-Concussion Syndrome may come with PEM

    A common question that people ask is: "Are there any other conditions that also come with PEM?" Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS) follows a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). It is often suggested that Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS) may possibly come with PEM/PENE. However, I am not aware of any...
  3. Cinders66

    Interesting article on head injury and concussion causing similar to severe M.E symptoms including layers of sensitivities

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/hockey/48340084 Interview with former female uk hockey captain who sustained a TBI In innocuous fashion Makes me seriously wonder overlap with the severely affected cognituve dysfunction and sensitivities