Sex-related differences in visuomotor skill recovery following concussion in working-aged adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ability to perform visually-guided motor tasks requires the transformation of visual information into programmed motor outputs. When the guiding visual information does not align spatially with the motor output, the brain processes rules to integrate somatosensory information into an appropriate motor response. Performance on such rule-based, "cognitive-motor integration" tasks is affected in concussion. Here, we investigate the relationship between visuomotor skill performance, concussion history, and sex during the course of a post-concussion management program.

Methods

Fifteen acutely concussed working-aged adults, 11 adults with a history of concussion, and 17 healthy controls all completed a recovery program over the course of 4 weeks. Prior to, mid-way,

SUBMITTER: Smeha N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9022305 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature