Subtle impairments of perceptual-motor function and well-being are detectable among military cadets and college athletes with self-reported history of concussion.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A lack of obvious long-term effects of concussion on standard clinical measures of behavioral performance capabilities does not preclude the existence of subtle neural processing impairments that appear to be linked to elevated risk for subsequent concussion occurrence, and which may be associated with greater susceptibility to progressive neurodegenerative processes. The purpose of this observational cohort study was to assess virtual reality motor response variability and survey responses as possible indicators of suboptimal brain function among military cadets and college athletes with self-reported history of concussion (HxC).

Methods

The cohort comprised 75 college students (20.7 ± 2.1 years): 39 Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC) military cadets (10 fema

SUBMITTER: Wilkerson GB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9905443 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature