Concussion
by Jeanne Marie Laskas Summary & Analysis
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Concussion by Jeanne Marie Laskas | Summary & Analysis
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Concussion by Jeanne Marie Laskas chronicles the story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, a Nigerian-born forensic pathologist known for his seminal research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease largely found in people who have sustained repetitive brain trauma. In 2002, while working as a pathologist at the Allegheny County coroner’s office in Pittsburgh, Omalu autopsied the brain of Pro Football Hall of Fame center “Iron Mike” Webster of the Pittsburgh Steelers. This led to his groundbreaking discovery of CTE in the brains of relatively young and otherwise healthy football players. When he published his first report on CTE in 2005 in Neurosurgery, Omalu assumed that the National Football League (NFL) would rejoice and take steps to ensure player safety. Instead, this report would lead to a decade-long battle with the NFL, which refused to acknowledge the connection between football’s dangers and the resultant health of its players…
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Instaread provides a great service to Laskas's book by summarizing the plot, analyzing the themes, and dissecting the character relationships. This review is perfectly formatted for any student needing to write a book report, spoon-feeding the important elements of this novel in a quick read. This book really shows what the important of decisions, and the reality the world faces as well as ourselves.
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The summary first gives an overview on what the original book is about and then lists and analyzes the main characters and their relationships. The book’s themes and the author’s style are also analyzed. If you are interested in the NFL you will find this book interesting. It discusses Dr. Omalu’s findings of CTE in football player’s brains and how he has forced the NFL to pay for the damages to its players.
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More of an educational read this book Concussion by Jeanne Marie Laskas tells the story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, a forensic pathologist who is known for his research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy. This summary really peaked my interest and has made me want to read the novel now., and it was really interesting to read!