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Concussion is the most common type of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and refers to mild to moderate TBIs (MTBI). MTBI is a technical term used more commonly in general medical contexts. However, the term ‘concussion’ is still commonly used in sports medicine and is used here to describe this service.
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