A prospective study of physician-observed concussion during a varsity university ice hockey season: Incidence and neuropsychological changes. Part 2 of 4

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Echlin, Paul S ^a   Skopelja, Elaine N ^b   Worsley, Rachel ^c   Dadachanji, Shiroy B ^c   Lloyd Smith, D Rob ^c   Taunton, Jack A ^c   Forwell, Lorie A ^d   Johnson, Andrew M ^e  

^a Elliott Sports Medicine Clinic   (Canada)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d School of Physical Therapy   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; concussion; Ice hockey; Incidence; Neuropsychological testing; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HOCKEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FEMALE; HOCKEY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872875221     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.10.FOCUS12286     Document Type: Editorial

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