Summary of evidence-based guideline update: evaluation and management of concussion in sports: report of the Guideline Development Subcommittee of the …

CC Giza, JS Kutcher, S Ashwal, J Barth, TSD Getchius… - Neurology, 2013 - neurology.org
Objective: To update the 1997 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) practice parameter
regarding sports concussion, focusing on 4 questions: 1) What factors increase/decrease …

American Medical Society for Sports Medicine position statement: concussion in sport

KG Harmon, J Drezner, M Gammons… - Clinical Journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The recognition and management of concussion in sport is
an evolving and controversial topic with a myriad of groups and organizations producing …

Epidemiology of sports-related concussion in NCAA athletes from 2009-2010 to 2013-2014: incidence, recurrence, and mechanisms

SL Zuckerman, ZY Kerr… - … American journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The epidemiology of sports-related concussion (SRC) among student-athletes
has been extensively researched. However, recent data at the collegiate level are limited …

Epidemiology of concussions among United States high school athletes in 20 sports

M Marar, NM McIlvain, SK Fields… - The American journal …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: In the United States (US), an estimated 300,000 sports-related concussions
occur annually. Among individuals 15 to 24 years of age, sports are second only to motor …

Motivations associated with nondisclosure of self-reported concussions in former collegiate athletes

ZY Kerr, JK Register-Mihalik… - … American journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Previous studies examining nondisclosure among athletes in various settings
have found substantial proportions of athletes with undisclosed concussions. Substantial …

The role of age and sex in symptoms, neurocognitive performance, and postural stability in athletes after concussion

T Covassin, RJ Elbin, W Harris… - … American journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Researchers have begun to focus on age and sex differences in concussion
outcomes. Results suggest that younger athletes and female athletes may take longer to …

Concussions among United States high school and collegiate athletes

LM Gessel, SK Fields, CL Collins… - Journal of athletic …, 2007 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Context: An estimated 300 000 sport-related traumatic brain injuries, predominantly
concussions, occur annually in the United States. Sports are second only to motor vehicle …

Statements of agreement from the targeted evaluation and active management (TEAM) approaches to treating concussion meeting held in Pittsburgh, October 15-16 …

MW Collins, AP Kontos, DO Okonkwo, J Almquist… - …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Conventional management for concussion involves prescribed rest and
progressive return to activity. Recent evidence challenges this notion and suggests that …

Risk factors for sports concussion: an evidence-based systematic review

S Abrahams, S Mc Fie, J Patricios… - British journal of sports …, 2014 - bjsm.bmj.com
Concussion is a common sports injury with approximately 1.6–3.8 million sport-related
concussions reported in the USA annually. Identifying risk factors may help in preventing …

A systematic review of sex differences in concussion outcome: what do we know?

VC Merritt, CR Padgett, AJ Jak - The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The purpose of this review was to examine sex differences in concussion, or mild
traumatic brain injury (mTBI) outcome, updating previous critical reviews of the literature …