German doctors recently treated a man who had blood on the brain after a Motörhead concert. He came to them after complaining of worsening headaches for two weeks. The doctors conducted a cranial CT scan and saw that he had a chronic subdural haematoma on the right side of his brain. They removed the haematoma (blood clot), and he’s recovered.
While headbanging can cause whiplash, neck fractures, and carotid artery dissection, this is the first case showing how it cause bleeding in the brain.
My favorite part of this story, though, is this quote from Dr. Ariyan Pirayesh Islamian, who obviously loves Lemmy’s band.
“This case serves as evidence in support of Motörhead’s reputation as one of the most hardcore rock’n’roll acts on earth, if nothing else because of their music’s contagious speed drive and the hazardous potential for headbanging fans to suffer brain injury.”
