U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is currently in the hospital after he tripped and fell at a dinner party at a D.C. restaurant Wednesday night. McConnell's fall has sparked conversations about concussions and the effects they can have on the brain. Bryan Pugh, the Maryland Executive Director of the Brain Injury Association, explains how the Senator's age and previous medical history can affect his recovery. MORE: https://fxn.ws/3J68MrO --------------------------------------------------------------------- STAY CONNECTED AND STAY AHEAD WITH FOX 5 DC Subscribe to FOX 5 DC on YouTube » https://youtube.com/channel/fox5dc?sub_confirmation=1 Read the latest local and national news on fox5dc.com » https://fox5dc.com/ Watch FOX 5 DC programming live » https://fox5dc.com/live Get your local forecast from the FOX 5 DC Weather team » https://www.fox5dc.com/weather Learn how to follow us on social media, download our news and weather mobile apps, find us on your Smart TV and sign up for our daily newsletter » https://fox5dc.com/connect-with-fox-5-on-mobile-social-smart-tv-and-our-newsletter Follow FOX 5 DC on Facebook » https://facebook.com/fox5dc Follow FOX 5 DC on Twitter » https://twitter.com/fox5dc Follow FOX 5 DC Instagram » https://instagram.com/fox5dc Vote in the daily FOX 5 DC InstaPoll » https://fox5dc.com/instapoll FOX 5 DC, WTTG-TV and FOX 5 PLUS, WDCA-TV are owned-and-operated TV stations of the Fox Broadcasting Company. We are located in Washington, D.C. and serves the entire Washington metropolitan area (including Northern Virginia, Maryland, and the Martinsburg, West Virginia area). Our studio is based in Bethesda, Maryland.