New research made by a team from the Örebro University in Sweden concluded that a previous concussion in teenagers increased the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life, The findings showed that concussion in adolescence increased the risk of MS in later life by 22 percent for one concussion, and teenagers who experienced two or more concussions were at more than a doubled risk of MS at 133 percent. However, the results also showed that not all teens are at risk. “MS is caused by a combination of genetic susceptibility and environmental exposures.
Most of the young people who experience a head trauma should not worry as they will not carry the necessary genes and other risks that will result in MS in later life,” researcher explained. Medical records were used to identify concussions treated in the hospital among children from birth to age 10 and from ages 11 to 20 among…
