The Toronto Concussion Study: a prospective investigation of characteristics in a cohort of adults from the general population seeking care following acute concussion, 2016-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

There is limited research regarding the characteristics of those from the general population who seek care following acute concussion.

Methods

To address this gap, a large cohort of 473 adults diagnosed with an acute concussion (female participants = 287; male participants = 186) was followed using objective measures prospectively over 16 weeks beginning at a mean of 5.1 days post-injury.

Results

Falls were the most common mechanism of injury (MOI) (n = 137, 29.0%), followed by sports-related recreation (n = 119, 25.2%). Male participants were more likely to be injured playing recreational sports or in a violence-related incident; female participants were more likely to be injured by falling. Post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) was reported by 80 partic

SUBMITTER: Comper P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10471513 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature