CovertBlack,

Welcome to NeuroTalk.

Please feel free to introduce yourself and tell us about the concussion struggles you are dealing with.

It sounds like you have had a rough time. Second Impact Syndrome is not the same as sustaining 2 or 3 concussions during a short period of time.

It is when someone suffers a severe concussion and their brain has lost the ability to control intracranial pressure due to the brain damage suffered. That person may feel like they have recovered enough to return to play or a risky activity. A Second impact sustained before the brain has recovered the ability to control intracranial pressure can cause the inflammation from the second concussion to overwhelm the brain with fluid pressure. This pressure can severely damage the brain and threaten the person's life. It is reported that Snow Boarder Kevin Pearce suffered a serious concussion a few weeks before his almost life ending concussion.