PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 8 , Pages 769-773 , August 2009

Sports Concussion in an Adolescent

  • Jeffrey T. Barth, PhD, ABPP-CN (Guest Discussant)

      Affiliations

    • Brain Injury and Sports Concussion Institute, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA†
    • ,
  • Cara Camiolo-Reddy, MD (Guest Discussant)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA‡
    • ,
  • Ross Zafonte, DO (Senior Editor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University, Boston, MA§

References 

    Jeffrey Barth, PhD, ABPP-CN, Responds
  1. McCory P, Meeuwisse W, Johnston K, et al. Consensus statement on concussion in sport: The 3rd international conference on concussion in sport held in Zurich, November 2008. PM&R. 2009;1:406–420
  2. Aubry M, Cantu R, Dvorak J, et al. Summary and Agreement Statement of the 1st International Symposium on Concussion in Sport, Vienna 2001. Clin J Sport Med. 2002;12:6–11
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  7. Cantu RC. Second-impact syndrome. Clin Sports Med. 1998;17:37–44
    Cara Camiolo-Reddy, MD, Responds
  1. Van Kampen D, Lovell MR, Collins MW, et al. The “value added” of neurocognitive testing in managing sports concussion. Am J Sports Med. 2006;34:1630–1635
  2. Aubry M, Cantu R, Dvorak J, et al. Summary and Agreement Statement of the 1st International Symposium on Concussion in Sport, Vienna 2001. Clin J Sport Med. 2002;12:6–11
  3. McCrory P, Johnston K, Meeuwisse W, et al. Summary and Agreement Statement of the 2nd International Conference on Concussion in Sport, Prague 2004. Clin J Sport Med. 2005;15:48–55
    Dr. Barth Responds
  1. Cantu RC. Second-impact syndrome. Clin Sports Med. 1998;17:37–44
  2. Hovda DA, Prins M, Becker DP, Lee S, Bergsneider M, Martin NA. Neurobiology of concussion. In:  Bailes JE,  Lovell MR,  Maroon JC editor. Sports Related Concussion. St. Louis, MO: Quality Medical Publishing; 1999;p. 12–51
    Dr. Camiolo-Reddy Responds
  1. Field M, Collins MW, Lovell MR, Maroon J. Does age play a role in recovery from sports-related concussion? (A comparison of high school and collegiate athletes). J Pediatr. 2003;142:546–553
  2. Pellman EJ, Lovell MR, Viano DC, Casson IR. Concussion in professional football: Recovery of NFL and high school athletes assessed by computerized neuropsychological testing—part 12. Neurosurgery. 2006;58:263–274
  3. Giza CC, Hovda DA. The neurometabolic cascade of concussion. J Athl Train. 2001;36:228–235
    Dr. Camiolo-Reddy Responds
  1. Collins MW, Lovell MR, Iverson GL, et al. Cumulative effects of concussion in high school athletes. Neurosurgery. 2002;51:1175–1181
  2. Fazio V, Lovell M, Pardini J, Collins M. The relation between post concussion symptoms and neurocognitive performance in concussed athletes. Neurorehabilitation. 2007;22:207–216
    Dr. Barth Responds
  1. Barth JT, Alves WM, Ryan T, et al. Mild head injury in sports: Neuropsychological sequelae and recovery of function. In:  Levin HS,  Eisenberg HM,  Benton AL editor. Mild Head Injury. New York: Oxford Press; 1989;p. 257–275
  2. Macciocchi SN, Barth JT, Alves WM, Rimel RE, Jane JA. Neuropsychological functioning and recovery after mild head injury in collegiate athletes. Neurosurgery. 1996;39:510–514
  3. Barth JT, Freeman JR, Broshek DK, et al. Acceleration-deceleration sports-related head injury: The gravity of it all. J Athl Train. 2001;36:253–256
    Dr. Camiolo-Reddy Responds
  1. Van Kampen D, Lovell MR, Collins MW, et al. The “value added” of neurocognitive testing in managing sports concussion. Am J Sports Med. 2006;34:1630–1635
  2. Aubry M, Cantu R, Dvorak J, et al. Summary and Agreement Statement of the 1st International Symposium on Concussion in Sport, Vienna 2001. Clin J Sport Med. 2002;12:6–11
    Ross Zafonte, DO, Senior Editor Commentary
  1. Hamberger A, Viano D, Saljo A, Boloruri H. Concussion in professional football: Morphology of brain injuries in the NFL concussion model. Neurosurgery. 2009;64:1174–1182
  2. Byard R, Vink R. The second impact syndrome. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2009;5:36–38
  3. McCory P, Meeuwisse W, Johnston K, et al. Consensus statement on concussion in sport: The 3rd international conference on concussion in sport held in Zurich, November 2008. PM&R. 2009;1:406–420
  4. Davis G, Iverson G, Guskiewcz K, Ptito A, Johnston K. Contributions of neuroimaging, balance testing electrophysiology and blood markers to the assessment of sports-related concussion. Br J Sports Med. 2009;43:i36–i45
  5. DeBeaumont L, Theoret H, Mongeon D, et al. Brain function decline in healthy retired athletes who sustain their last sports concussion in early adulthood. Brain. 2009;132:695–708

PII: S1934-1482(09)00714-X

doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.07.001

PM&R
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