Sex-Based Differences in Symptoms with Mouthguard Use Following Pediatric Sport-Related Concussion

Sex and age differences in depression and baseline sport-related concussion neurocognitive performance and symptoms.

OBJECTIVE To examine depression and baseline neurocognitive function and concussion symptoms in male and female high school and college athletes. DESIGN Cross sectional. SETTING Athletes completed testing at a designated computer laboratory at high schools and colleges. PARTICIPANTS Participants included 1616 collegiate (n = 837) and high school (n = 779) athletes from 3 states participat...

Sex differences in outcome following sports-related concussion.

OBJECT Females comprise an increasing percentage of the athlete population across all age groups, and analysis of recent literature reveals that they sustain more concussions in collegiate sports. Results of human and animal studies indicate that females may have poorer outcomes after traumatic brain injury; however, no return-to-play guideline takes sex or other individual differences into acc...

Concussion symptom inventory: an empirically derived scale for monitoring resolution of symptoms following sport-related concussion.

Self-report post-concussion symptom scales have been a key method for monitoring recovery from sport-related concussion, to assist in medical management, and return-to-play decision-making. To date, however, item selection and scaling metrics for these instruments have been based solely upon clinical judgment, and no one scale has been identified as the "gold standard". We analyzed a large set ...

The pediatric athlete: younger athletes with sport-related concussion.

Although much of the lay media attention surrounding sport-related concussion (SRC) focuses on professional athletes, SRC is a common injury in pediatric sports. The anatomy, biomechanics, and response to injury of the developing pediatric brain differ from those of the adult. Similarly, the neurocognitive abilities of the child are developing more rapidly than in an adult. The effects of concu...

School Attendance and Symptoms in Adolescents After Sport-Related Concussion