What is the physiological time to recovery after concussion? A systematic review

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 935-940

  Kamins, Joshua ^a,b   Bigler, Erin ^c   Covassin, Tracey ^d   Henry, Luke ^e   Kemp, Simon ^f   Leddy, John J ^g   Mayer, Andrew ^h   McCrea, Michael ⁱ   Prins, Mayumi ^b   Schneider, Kathryn J ^j   McLeod, Tamara C Valovich ^k   Zemek, Roger ^l   Giza, Christopher C ^a,b,m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^f RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

ⁱ MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^k A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^m MATTEL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

Concussion; Pathophysiology; Sport psychology

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN CONCUSSION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETURN TO SPORT; SPORT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMARKERS; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETURN TO SPORT; SPORTS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 85020209677     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097464     Document Type: Review

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