post-concussionaladj.
/ˌpəʊs(t)kənˈkʌʃn̩(ə)l/, /ˌpəʊs(t)kəŋˈkʌʃn̩(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)kənˈkəʃ(ə)nəl/; see also concussional adj. Occurring after or as a result of concussion; having suffered concussion.
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1932 Nevada State Jrnl. 18 Feb. 1/5 He is suffering from traumatic neurosis, a post-concussional state.
1951 G. K. Yakorzynski Med. Psychol. xiii. 409 Postconcussional patients also show a high choline esterase activity.
2001 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (Nexis) 12 Dec. 5 He has suffered headaches, back and neck pains, and post-traumatic stress disorder, post-concussional disorder and depression.
Compounds
post-concussional syndrome n. = post-concussion syndrome n. at post-concussion adj. Compounds.
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1940 S. Brock Injuries of Skull, Brain & Spinal Cord i. 12 In the United States, the phrase post-concussion(al) state or syndrome is often used.
1967 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 8 July 61 (title) There are two principal schools of thought on the post-concussional syndrome.
1999 V. M. Neppe & G. T. Goodwin in N. R. Varney & R. J. Roberts Eval. & Treatm. of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury x. 153 Such an injury can result in a disruption of brain function and thus be considered transient traumatic brain injury—some call this postconcussional syndrome.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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