Sport-Related Concussion: "How many is too many?"

Translational Stroke Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 425-431

  Elbin, R J ^a   Covassin, Tracey ^b   Henry, Luke ^a   Whalen, Diana J ^c   Wedge, Jennine ^a   Kontos, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple concussion; Neurocognitive testing; Sport related concussion

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; COGNITION; CONCUSSION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FOOTBALL; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROIMAGING; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SPORT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84879934285     PISSN: 18684483     EISSN: 1868601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12975-012-0237-y     Document Type: Review

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