Concussion
Laskas, Jeanne Marie, 1958-2016
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The brilliant young forensic pathologist had no idea that the body on the slab in front of him would change his life, and ultimately the world. The body belonged to legendary American footballer Mike Webster, whose mental health had rapidly declined after he had stopped playing - he had ended up Tasering himself to relieve his chronic back pain and fixing his rotting teeth with Superglue. Dr Bennet Omalu found that the psychosis suffered by 'Iron Mike' was no accident. His autopsy unearthed evidence of a trauma-related disease - the direct result of years of blows to the head in games. He knew it would kill scores of other sportsmen unless something was done. He believed that the NFL, one of the most powerful corporations in America, would welcome the discovery. But it was the one truth they wanted to ignore.
Main title:
Concussion / Jeanne Marie Laskas.
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Imprint:
UK : Viking, 2016.UK : Viking, 2016.
Collation:
269 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Random House, 2015.
ISBN:
9780241975916 (pbk)
Dewey class:
617.10276332920 OMA
Language:
English
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BRN:
1492551