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Absolutely. As a matter of fact, Mayo Clinic says that nearly 90 percent of the concussion injuries occur absolutely without loss of consciousness. And then in another sense what is a loss of consciousness? A lot of people think of a total coma where you’re out. Lights out as being a loss of consciousness. The medical literature says that disorientation, difficulty of understanding or speech mild as it may be is a typical symptom of a concussion injury. And the medical literature defines it that way. A concussion is defined to include disorientation or confusion of any kind whether it’s your eyes, your hearing, your mental function.

Hopkins, MN personal injury attorney, Douglas Schmidt talks about whether or not it is possible to have a concussion if a person didn’t lose consciousness during an accident.

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