History Main / ConcussionsGetYouHigh

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* Deconstructed in the Music/{{Eminem}} song "Brain Damage", a fictionalised account of a real incident of school bullying that put the young Marshall Mathers in a coma. Slim laments that everyone thinks he's on drugs due to his brain damage, but the symptoms of it aren't enjoyable for him at all - all he gets out of it is blurry vision, deafness, a destroyed attention span and anger issues.

(Don't worry about after-effects, either — any CirclingBirdies can be dismissed with a quick shake of the head, and a CranialEruption can often be pushed straight back in. And multiple head injuries will [[HardHead never make the problem worse]], ever.)

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* A review of ''VideoGame/MagicCarpet'' in the now-defunct magazine ''PC Zone'' included a picture with a caption that advised readers to simulate the (impressive for the mid-90s) visual effect by "hitting yourself very hard in the temple with a heavy object". (''PC Zone'' was gonzo like that.) [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial This is not the proper venue to discuss whether any impressionable young future tropers actually did.]]

* A noticeable [[AvertedTrope aversion]] from ''WesternAnimation/OzzyAndDrix''. When Hector takes a nasty spill off his bike, he displays actual symptoms of a concussion. Noticeably, intense dizziness, confusion, and increasing drowsiness, while the anthropomorphic cells of his body (barring foreigners Ozzy and Drix) experience memory loss. The entire plot of the episode is Ozzy and Drix, being the only ones who aren't naturally a part of Hector's body, being the only ones actually aware of the danger poised, and having to kick-start his brain, so he doesn't fall into a coma and die.

* A RunningGag in ''Webcomic/EverydayHeroes'' has the victim of a head blow muttering, [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2080331/dude-wheres-your-car/ "Thank you, Bishop,]] [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2133428/ch12-15/ I would like another]] [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1879656/help-from-the-higher-ups/ pint of concrete."]] ([[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2133434/ch12-20/ Well, usually.]])

(Don't worry about after-effects, either - any CirclingBirdies can be dismissed with a quick shake of the head, and a CranialEruption can often be pushed straight back in. And multiple head injuries will [[HardHead never make the problem worse]], ever.)

This is for the most part ArtisticLicense, but there can be a [[AluminumChristmasTrees surprising]] grain of TruthInTelevision in it -- someone acting mildly drunk after taking a blow to the head is a good indicator of concussion, and they should probably see a doctor. An InjuryBookend can bring this state to an end.

-->-- '''Linda Perkin''' and '''Colin Weatherby''', ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'', "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS3E3LaurasLeaving Laura's Leaving]]"

->'''Colin''': I'll tell him you're lookin' for him.

-->-- '''Linda Perkin''' and '''Colin Weatherby''', ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'', "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS3E3LaurasLeaving Laura's Leaving]]".

->'''Linda'''': Colin! Can you give me a hand with this? ({{Beat}}) Colin, are you alright? Colin?!

* Subverted in ''Fanfic/PowerRangersGPX'', when Pink Ranger Hitomi suffers a concussion during a fight. Unlike other examples, it's treated [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome realistically]]; she's perfectly aware of her surroundings, is able to [[HowManyFingers identify how many fingers her elf friend holds up]], but forgets the time and day, has to remain still, and is out of commission for several days. She also gets some ShipTease with her elf girl-friend.

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* In any ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' game, human characters, including the player character, can suffer concussions via a critical blow to the head. In the 3D, first person games, this will be accompanied by the screen occasionally blurring and tilting, as if the player was drunk. There's also a ringing noise, which can be true to real life concussion symptoms, but isn't associated with being high or drunk.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' episode "Pappy's Puppy Prescription", Gargamel gets a bit loopy after he collides with a tree that he couldn't see when he was using a pair of special goggles that can only see blue in order to find Smurfs.

* In a blink and you'll miss it moment from the TGWTG brawl, WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick wakes up from a guitar blow to the head and [[EmotionlessGirl openly]] flirts with the Critic by making the "call me" signal. Luckily for her, he's too wrapped up in the [[FoeYay Nerd]].

** could be explained, however, by the healing ambrosia that the Seven use to repair themselves.
*** in ''The Blood of Olympus'' Jason finds out he needs glasses. While not explicitly stated, his nearsightedness is given no other cause and it would make sense all the head trauma has taken a toll.

* More literal than most examples: in ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' #116 (January 1968) the Don Martin cartoon "A San Francisco Trip" shows a hippie preparing some banana peel shavings in a frying pan, and trying to smoke the result in a pipe. Nothing happens. He angrily stalks away -- immediately [[BananaPeel slipping]] on the peel he cast aside earlier. He bashes his head (KLANG), and is left sitting on the floor seeing paisley-styled hallucinations. Also references the then-current legend of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bananadine bananadine.]]