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19 DePaul J. Health Care L. 1 (2017)

handle is hein.journals/dephcl19 and id is 1 raw text is: Talk and Die Syndrome - The Medical and Legal Consequence of an Intracranial Hemorrhage By: Samuel D. Hodge, Jr.' and Jack E. Hubbard2 It was a brisk winter day as Natasha Richardson3 tested her skiing prowess on a mountain near Montreal. While gliding down the slope without a helmet, the actress fell on the soft snow and did not appear to strike her head. She declined all offers of help and appeared fine.4 One hour later, however, she developed a severe headache and was taken to a local hospital. Forty- eight hours later, she died from an epidural hematoma. Much attention has been devoted to traumatic brain injuries, such as concussions, post- concussion syndrome and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and their long term health 6 consequence. However, there is a much more sinister and immediate head injury, an intracranial hematoma that can cause death within hours or days of the trauma that may go unnoticed until it is too late to remediate. Dubbed by the press as Talk and Die Syndrome a seemingly minor bump on the head can have life-altering consequence. The victim initially appears fine and lucid. In reality, an intracranial hemorrhage is at work and as the bleeding progresses; the person starts 1 Samuel D. Hodge, Jr. is a skilled litigator and professor at Temple University where he teaches both law and anatomy. He has authored more than 150 articles in medical and legal journals and has written six medical/legal texts. He also enjoys an AV preeminent rating and has been named a top lawyer in Pennsylvania on multiple occasions. 2 Jack, E. Hubbard is a board-certified physician in both neurology and pain medicine. In addition to his medical training, he holds a doctorate in anatomy. Dr. Hubbard has published widely on a number of topics in both medical and legal publications. 3 Natasha Richardson was the daughter of Vanessa Redgrave and an actress who enjoyed broad success on both the stage and in movies. At the time of her death, she was married to Liam Neeson. Natasha Richardson Biography. IMDB.COM. http: //NNwwn.imdb comnaie/nm0001670/bio (last visited September 24, 2016). ' DemseGrady & Anahad O'Connor, Richardson Died of 'Blunt Impact, 'Medical Examiner Says, THE NEW YORK TIMEs, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/healthI/20braincnd.html (Mar. 19, 2009). 5id. 6 Do Concussions Have Long-Term Side Effects?, PIEDMONT.ORG, http://www.piedmont.org/living-better/do- concussions-have-long-term-side-effects (last visited Sept. 24, 2016). 1

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