Summary of Concussion

by Jeanne Marie Laskas | Includes Analysis

Nonfiction, Sports, Football, Health & Well Being, Medical, Health
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Author: Instaread Summaries ISBN: 9781683781097
Publisher: Instaread, Inc Publication: May 13, 2016
Imprint: Instaread, Inc Language: English
Author: Instaread Summaries
ISBN: 9781683781097
Publisher: Instaread, Inc
Publication: May 13, 2016
Imprint: Instaread, Inc
Language: English

Concussion by Jeanne Marie Laskas | Summary & Analysis

 

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Concussion by Jeanne Marie Laskas chronicles the story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, a Nigerian-born forensic pathologist known for his seminal research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease largely found in people who have sustained repetitive brain trauma. In 2002, while working as a pathologist at the Allegheny County coroner’s office in Pittsburgh, Omalu autopsied the brain of Pro Football Hall of Fame center “Iron Mike” Webster of the Pittsburgh Steelers. This led to his groundbreaking discovery of CTE in the brains of relatively young and otherwise healthy football players. When he published his first report on CTE in 2005 in Neurosurgery, Omalu assumed that the National Football League (NFL) would rejoice and take steps to ensure player safety. Instead, this report would lead to a decade-long battle with the NFL, which refused to acknowledge the connection between football’s dangers and the resultant health of its players…

 

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Concussion by Jeanne Marie Laskas | Summary & Analysis

 

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Concussion by Jeanne Marie Laskas chronicles the story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, a Nigerian-born forensic pathologist known for his seminal research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease largely found in people who have sustained repetitive brain trauma. In 2002, while working as a pathologist at the Allegheny County coroner’s office in Pittsburgh, Omalu autopsied the brain of Pro Football Hall of Fame center “Iron Mike” Webster of the Pittsburgh Steelers. This led to his groundbreaking discovery of CTE in the brains of relatively young and otherwise healthy football players. When he published his first report on CTE in 2005 in Neurosurgery, Omalu assumed that the National Football League (NFL) would rejoice and take steps to ensure player safety. Instead, this report would lead to a decade-long battle with the NFL, which refused to acknowledge the connection between football’s dangers and the resultant health of its players…

 

PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. 
 

 

Inside this Instaread Summary & Analysis of Concussion:

• Summary of book
• Introduction to the Important People in the book
• Analysis of the Themes and Author’s Style


 

About the Author


With Instaread, you can get the summary and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, summarize and analyze it for your convenience.

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