Representative baseline values on the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 2 (SCAT2) in adolescent athletes vary by gender, grade, and concussion history

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 927-933

  Valovich McLeod, Tamara C ^a   Bay, R Curtis ^a   Lam, Kenneth C ^b   Chhabra, Anikar ^b  

^a A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Orthopedic Clinic Association   (United States)

Author keywords

balance; cognition; mild traumatic brain injury; symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ARIZONA; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF REPORT; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 84859512291     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511431573     Document Type: Article

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