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In infants, severe brain bleeds are associated with long-term sight problems. The sight problems were often due to damage to the visual areas in the brain.

Sometimes, we have older patients, patients who are quite old may have hit their head on the frame of the car as they are getting inside. and again, they think that hurt. they don't think anything of it and then a couple of weeks later, they start to have symptoms. so, when you look at all those categories of those types of brain bleeds, they are not uncommon. but the situation that seems to have happened with -- with bob saget. that's -- you know, i don't want to suggest that everyone who hits their head should immediately go get a ct scan. most do not need that, obviously but if it is a sign...

There had to be substantial impact. a lot of times, we think about substantial impact of falling down stairs or a car accident, but you could also have substantial impact just from falling from standing, especially if you hit your head on something hard like the floor or the bathtub or edge of a cabinet. in this case, it looks like mr. saget had two different types of brain bleeds, a subdural and hemorrhage. you get pooling of blood in the brain and skull doesn't have space, so if you have a lot of blood, the brain ends up getting compressed and that's why somebody ends up losing consciousness...

And, as with the men's game, there's always the risk of injury. we had one of those big kind of anniversary games and i got dropped on my head and i had a huge seizure. i had a ct scan to check for brain bleeds. no brain bleed. so a couple of weeks later, i'm back at training, i'm back in pre—season. come on, let's go for it, alex. let's go for it, alex! nic evans has played for wales. she also says she played for her club after a major concussion. every single time i trained, every single time my heart rate went up, i felt sick, i felt nauseous i had headaches. i felt really low. what were ...

You know, that that education has shown an increase in the knowledge across players, referees — importantly, coaches. rugby is a growing sport. over two million women now play. and, as with the men's game, there's always the risk of injury. we had one of those big kind of anniversary games and i got dropped on my head and i had a huge seizure. i had a ct scan to check for brain bleeds. no brain bleed. so a couple of weeks later, i'm back at training, i'm back in pre—season. come on, let's go for it, alex. let's go for it, alex! nic evans has played for wales. she also says she played for h...