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Concussion Repercussions

  It’s Saturday in Athens and you’re doing one thing - watching the Dawgs play football. Unfortunately, given the media coverage about the danger concussions pose while playing contact sports, rooting for your favorite team can sometimes be difficult. In this segment, host April Sorrow speaks with Dr. Julianne Schmidt, co-director of the University of Georgia Concussion Research lab, about these traumatizing injuries and how best to treat them.

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