Return to play after an initial or recurrent concussion in a prospective study of physician-observed junior ice hockey concussions: Implications for return to play after a concussion

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Echlin, Paul Sean ^a   Tator, Charles H ^b   Cusimano, Michael D ^b   Cantu, Robert C ^c   Taunton, Jack E ^d   Upshur, Ross E G ^b   Czarnota, Michael ^e   Hall, Craig R ^f   Johnson, Andrew M ^f   Forwell, Lorie A ^f   Driediger, Molly ^f   Skopelja, Elaine N ^g  

^a AIM Health Group   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^g INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concussion; Ice hockey; Return to play; Sports injury; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSENSUS; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CONSENSUS; HOCKEY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SPORTS MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649273680     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.9.FOCUS10210     Document Type: Article

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