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    Heads up on concussion in para sport
    (BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-08) Webborn, Nick; Blauwet, Cheri A.; Wayne Derman, Wayne; Idrisova, Guzel; Lexell, Jan; Stomphorst, Jaap; Tuakli-Wosornu, Yetsa A.; Kissick, James
    Concussions to high-profile professional athletes and the $1 billion court settlement between the NFL in the USA and thousands of former NFL players have brought sports concussion to the top of news headlines. 1 The crux of the NFL case centred around retired players’ allegation that the NFL did not warn them about the potential long-term health impact of concussions. Cases such as these alert sport governing bodies to the medicolegal importance of this issue and their responsibility for player safety. For the Para athlete, the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) term for a sportsperson with an impairment, the concussion debate struggles to garner attention. This is partly because funding for epidemiological research in this area is limited.