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

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1303-1312

  Covassin, Tracey ^a   Elbin, R J ^b   Harris, William ^a   Parker, Tonya ^c   Kontos, Anthony ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

age; concussion; mTBI; neurocognitive testing; postural stability; sex; symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84861799438     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512444554     Document Type: Article

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