A cohort study to identify and evaluate concussion risk factors across multiple injury settings: findings from the CARE Consortium [PDF]
Background Concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury, is a major public health concern affecting 42 million individuals globally each year. However, little is known regarding concussion risk factors across all concussion settings as most concussion ...
Kathryn L. Van Pelt +17 more
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of lifelong disability and death worldwide. Sport-related traumatic brain injury is an important public health concern. The purpose of this review was to highlight the importance of sport-related concussions.
Jéssica Natuline Ianof +13 more
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Sport-Related Concussion: A Cognitive Perspective. [PDF]
The incidence of sport-related concussion (SRC) has been increasing in different sports and its impact on long-term cognitive function is increasingly recognized. In this study, we review the epidemiology, neuropathophysiology, clinical symptoms, and long-term consequences of SRC with a specific focus on cognition.Repeated concussions are associated ...
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Sports-related concussion [PDF]
Concussion is a common injury that emergency medicine physicians will be called upon to evaluate. A comprehensive history and physical examination, cognitive evaluation, and balance testing are important in the assessment of a head injury. Assessment tools have been developed and are widely available.
Brian, Hainline +2 more
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Association of Blood Biomarkers With Acute Sport-Related Concussion in Collegiate Athletes: Findings From the NCAA and Department of Defense CARE Consortium [PDF]
Importance: There is potential scientific and clinical value in validation of objective biomarkers for sport-related concussion (SRC). Objective: To investigate the association of acute-phase blood biomarker levels with SRC in collegiate athletes.
Broglio, Steven P. +26 more
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Sports-Related Concussions [PDF]
Concussions are an inherent part of collision sports such as football and soccer. As a subset of traumatic brain injury, concussions are neurometabolic events that cause transient neurologic dysfunction. Following a concussion, some athletes require longer neurologic recovery than others.
Robert L, Conder, Alanna A, Conder
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The Association Between Persistent White-Matter Abnormalities and Repeat Injury After Sport-Related Concussion [PDF]
Objective: A recent systematic review determined that the physiological effects of concussion may persist beyond clinical recovery. Preclinical models suggest that ongoing physiological effects are accompanied by increased cerebral vulnerability that is ...
Brett, Benjamin L. +14 more
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A history of concussions is associated with symptoms of common mental disorders in former male professional athletes across a range of sports [PDF]
Objective: Recent reports suggest that exposure to repetitive concussions in sports is associated with an increased risk of symptoms of distress, anxiety and depression, sleep disturbance or substance abuse/dependence (typically referred as symptoms of ...
Anthony Greenberg (3446195) +9 more
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The Concussion Recognition Tool 5th Edition (CRT5): Background and rationale [PDF]
The Concussion Recognition Tool 5 (CRT5) is the most recent revision of the Pocket Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 2 that was initially introduced by the Concussion in Sport Group in 2005. The CRT5 is designed to assist non-medically trained individuals
Aubry, M. +23 more
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