What you should know about concussions especially in our youth

Talk presented by Dr. Robert Cantu, MD, FACS, FAANS, FICS, FACSM
Wednesday, April 20, 7 p.m., Gleason Public Library

Dr. Robert Cantu is one of the world’s foremost authorities on brain trauma and concussions in sports. Join us for his talk at the Gleason Public Library on Wednesday, April 20, at 7 p.m. Goals and objectives of his talk are:
• To be able to identify concussion symptoms and post-concussion syndrome
• Discuss epidemiology of concussion including mortality/morbidity statistics
• To be able to understand chronic traumatic encephalopathy
• Complications of mismanagement of concussion
• Understand criteria for resuming activity
• To understand unique risk that concussions have for youth as compared to adults

He is the Medical and Research Director of the Dr. Robert C. Cantu Concussion Center of Emerson Hospital in Concord, MA; Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Boston University School of Medicine; Senior Advisor to the NFL’s Head, Neck and Spine Committee and Co- Founder and Medical Director of the Concussion Legacy Foundation in Boston, MA. Dr. Cantu is the author of Concussions and Our Kids – America’s Leading Expert on How to Protect Young Athletes and Keep Sports Safe. He is a neurosurgeon who has been practicing for 45 years and has been studying and researching the topic of concussion for over 40 years.

Sponsored by the Friends of Carlisle Council on Aging and Friends of Gleason Public Library. Refreshments provided by Lifecare Center of Acton. RSVP to reserve your seat at gleasonlibrary.org/calendar or 978-369-4898.