Derivation of a Focused, Brief Concussion Physical Examination for Adolescents With Sport-Related Concussion.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the derivation of a brief but pertinent physical examination (PE) for adolescents who have sustained sport-related concussion (SRC).

Design

Prospective cohort.

Setting

University concussion management clinic.

Participants

Acutely concussed (AC, n = 52, 15.5 ± 1.4 years, 4.4 ± 2 days since injury, 26.2 ± 38 days to recovery, 71% males) and healthy control (HC) adolescents (n = 30, 15.8 ± 1.4 years, 73% males).

Intervention

Acutely concussed had a PE on visit 1 and were retested at visit 2 (13.6 ± 1 day after visit 1). Acutely concussed were further characterized as normal recovery (NR, n = 41, 15.5 ± 1.5 years, recovery time 13.0 ± 7 days) and delayed recovery (DR, n = 11, 15.5 ± 1.2 years, recovery time 75.4 ± 63 days).

Main outc

SUBMITTER: Leddy J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6488454 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature