Abstract Objective Concussion symptoms are non-specific and various symptom inventories influenced by sex, even in the absence of injury. The Texas Postconcussion Symptom Inventory (TPSI) is a new 66-item concussion-related measure with three empirically-derived indices (Cognitive, Neuropsychiatric, Somatic). We evaluated if reporting on TPSI related to sex large, mixed clinical sample. Methods...

UNLABELLED PURPOSE OF THE STATEMENT: ▸ To provide an evidence-based, best practises summary to assist physicians with the evaluation and management of sports concussion. ▸ To establish the level of evidence, knowledge gaps and areas requiring additional research. IMPORTANCE OF AN AMSSM STATEMENT ▸ Sports medicine physicians are frequently involved in the care of patients with sports concussi...

There has been a remarkable increase in the past 10 years in the awareness of concussion in the sports and recreation communities. Just as sport participants, their families, coaches, trainers, and sports organizations now know more about concussions, health care professionals are also better prepared to diagnose and manage concussions. As has been stated in the formal articles in this special ...

Purpose To better understand the relationship between exposure to concussive and subconcussive head impacts, white matter integrity, and functional task-related neural activity in former U.S. football athletes. Materials and Methods Between 2011 and 2013, 61 cognitively unimpaired former collegiate and professional football players (age range, 52-65 years) provided informed consent to participa...

OBJECTIVE To review the diagnostic tests and investigations used in the management of sports concussion, in the adult and paediatric populations, to (a) monitor the severity of symptoms and deficits, (b) track recovery and (c) advance knowledge relating to the natural history and neurobiology of the injury. DESIGN Qualitative literature review of the neuroimaging, balance testing, electrophys...

CONTEXT The long-term implications of concussive injuries for brain and cognitive health represent a growing concern in the public consciousness. As such, identifying measures sensitive to the subtle yet persistent effects of concussive injuries is warranted. OBJECTIVE To investigate how concussion sustained early in life influences visual processing in young adults. We predicted that young a...

OBJECT The primary objective of this study was to measure the incidence of concussion according to a relative number of athlete exposures among 25 male and 20 female varsity ice hockey players. The secondary objective was to present neuropsychological test results between preseason and postseason play and at 72 hours, 2 weeks, and 2 months after concussion. METHODS Every player underwent base...

Sports-related concussions are common among pediatric and adolescent athletes, yet a scarcity of age-specific research often has meant that practitioners use guidelines developed for collegiate or adult populations. This situation is changing, as more studies are being published about this population that bears special attention because of the immaturity of the developing brain. This article de...

CONTEXT Computer-based neurocognitive assessment programs commonly are used to assist in concussion diagnosis and management. These tests have been adopted readily by many clinicians based on existing test-retest reliability data provided by test developers. OBJECTIVE To examine the test-retest reliability of 3 commercially available computer-based neurocognitive assessments using clinically ...