second impact syndrome

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Noun

second impact syndrome (usually uncountable, plural second impact syndromes)

  1. A rapid and severe brain swelling caused by a second concussion before the first one has sufficiently healed, resulting in possible death or permanent disability.
    Synonym: (initialism) SIS
    Coordinate terms: chronic traumatic encephalopathy, post-concussion syndrome

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