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Australians struggling with persistent concussion symptoms need specialist services, trained doctors, brain injury experts say

Brain injury researchers and advocates are calling on governments and GPs to improve concussion education among clinicians and urgently expand resources and services for the thousands of Australians struggling with persistent post concussion symptoms, or PPCS.

For up to 30 per cent of people who sustain a concussion, symptoms persist for months or years, with devastating consequences.

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