Plasma biomarker concentrations in adolescents vary by sex and are linked to distinct cognitive and emotional post-concussion symptoms.

Objectives This paper provides comprehensive normative data stratified by language preference and age on the components of the National Hockey League (NHL) Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5 (SCAT5) ...

Objectives To examine the utility of Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT5) subcomponents in differentiating physician diagnosed concussed players from controls. Methods We evaluated 1924 ...

This story has been corrected to reflect the fact the Mizzou Point-of-Care Assessment System detects mild-cognitive impairment. Mild cognitive impairment is the earliest clinically diagnosable state ...

In the past two decades, concussions have become major public health concerns. They account for 5%-9% of all sports-related injuries, particularly in contact sports, activities involving thrown ...

Nearly three-quarters of athletes reported a spontaneous headshake after a kinematic event following a self-reported concussion. Study: Spontaneous Headshake after a Kinematic Event (SHAAKE): ...

The possible link between concussions and Parkinson’s disease was thrust into the spotlight when NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre announced his diagnosis during his recent testimony to a ...

The first sentence of the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee’s Concussion Diagnosis and Management Protocol – more commonly referred to in the truncated "NFL Concussion Protocol" – reads as such: ...

BOSTON — On May 10, on his first shift, Brad Marchand tumbled to the TD Garden ice. It took him time to get up. Bruins HC Jim Montgomery says Brad Marchand is day-to-day with an upper-body injury ...

When college athletes are evaluated for a possible concussion, the diagnosis is based on an athletic trainer or team physician's assessment of three things: the player's symptoms, physical balance and ...

AKRON, Ohio — For years, athletic trainers have comforted athletes with suspected concussions with an ice towel. It appears they were on to something. Researchers at Akron Children's Hospital — along ...

The test, run on Abbott's portable i-STAT® Alinity® instrument, uses whole blood to help evaluate patients with a suspected mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion The test produces ...