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  • Sports Medicine
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  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can lead to persistent post-concussion syndrome.
  • This syndrome is often associated with significant exercise intolerance and autonomic dysfunction.

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  • A 17-year-old female with TBI experienced severe hypoventilation, desaturation, and pre-syncope during exercise testing.
  • These symptoms limited her exercise capacity two years after the injury.

Findings:

  • A follow-up cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) four years post-TBI revealed marked improvement in ventilatory response.
  • The patient exhibited normalized ventilation, appropriate PetCO2, and minimal desaturation, though exercise was still limited by pre-syncope symptoms.

Implications:

  • This case suggests that exercise ventilatory responses in post-concussion syndrome may improve over time.
  • It highlights the potential for recovery and the importance of longitudinal assessment in TBI patients.