Citation

Weaver DF. Can. J. Neurol. Sci. 2018; 45(6): 682-685.

Affiliation

Krembil Research Institute,University Health Network,Toronto,Ontario,Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences)

DOI

10.1017/cjn.2018.332

PMID

30430965

Abstract

The case of James Cagney adds interesting details to the history of concussion. It is underappreciated that a movie-star of Cagney's stature incurred multiple concussions over many years. Moreover, the fact that he sustained one of these concussions in Canada while filming Captains of the Clouds, a major Hollywood film, is essentially unknown, and was seldom discussed by Cagney despite his willingness to discuss his many other concussions. The scene showing this concussion was left in the final released version of the movie, making it one of the earliest filmed concussions and the first concussion ever filmed in Technicolor.

Language: en

Keywords

Brain injury; History; Traumatic