Sports leagues, school systems, and state legislators throughout the country are enacting policies to protect student athletes from concussion and its devastating long-term cognitive and physical effects. In this book, sports medicine physician and concussion specialist Dr. Kenneth O. Cayce IV, MD and medical writer Janet L. Tremaine, ELS present a comprehensive and current understanding of sports concussion for parents, coaches, and athletes themselves. "Sports Concussions: What Every Parent and Athlete Should Know" presents the most up-to-date medical knowledge about concussion based on extensive personal experience in diagnosing and treating athletes with concussion and on review of the most current and relevant published medical literature available. This book is a must-read guide for parents and coaches concerned with the health and well-being of student athletes.