Concussions are not to be ignored. Be sure and follow the doctor's instructions!!! My son suffered at least one mild concussion and then suffered antother which creating a season ending injury. He developed post-concussion syndrone which can end a baseball career as it did with Mike Matheny.
Post-concussion syndrome, also known as postconcussive syndrome or PCS, is a set of symptoms that a person may experience for weeks, months, or even years after a concussion, a mild form of traumatic brain injury. As many as 50% of patients who have experienced concussion have PCS,and some sources say as many as 90% of patients experience postconcussion symptoms. Some doctors make a diagnosis of PCS in patients who have symptoms resulting from concussion for more than three months after the injury, while others make the diagnosis in patients who have symptoms starting within a week of trauma. In late, or persistent PCS, symptoms last for over six months.
It is not known what causes PCS symptoms to occur and persist or why some patients who suffer a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) develop PCS while others do not. It is commonly believed that physiological and psychological factors before, during, and after the injury all take part in the development of PCS.