Some patients and lawyers are using the subjective findings of postconcussive syndrome to their advantage

“The vast majority of postconcussional syndrome symptoms — like headache, dizziness and memory loss — are subjective, which makes it hard for doctors to distinguish feigned or dramatized complaints from legitimate injuries . . .

. . . ‘It’s a tool for lawyers basically,’ he says. ‘Patients think they will get a pot of gold at the end of rainbow,’ which can lead to ‘malingering for money’ or overt lying.” (via Common Good)

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