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SEASHELLS Lexi Consentino
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POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME, OR PCS, IS THE PERSISTENCE OF CONCUSSION SYMPTOMS BEYOND THE NORMAL COURSE OF RECOVERY. THE MAJORITY OF CONCUSSION SYMPTOMS WILL RESOLVE WITHIN ABOUT TWO WEEKS, AND WITH PROPER RECOVERY ALMOST ALL DISSIPATE WITHIN A MONTH. IN CASES WHERE SYMPTOMS LAST LONGER THAN ONE OR TWO MONTHS, DOCTORS MAY DIAGNOSE POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME. PATIENTS WITH PCS CAN EXPERIENCE CONCUSSIONLIKE SYMPTOMS AT REST OR IN RESPONSE TO TOO MUCH PHYSICAL OR COGNITIVE ACTIVITY, OFTEN FORCING THEM TO WITHDRAW FROM THEIR USUAL PHYSICAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND SOCIAL LIVES.