A multicenter, longitudinal survey of headaches and concussions among youth athletes in the United States from 2009 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Objective/ background

Chronic headaches and sports-related concussions are among the most common neurological morbidities in adolescents and young adults. Given that the two can overlap in presentation, studying the effects of one on another has proven difficult. In this longitudinal study, we sought to assess the relationship between chronic headaches and concussions, analyzing the role of historic concussions on chronic headaches, as well as that of premorbid headaches on future concussion incidence, severity, and recovery.

Methods

This multi-center, longitudinal cohort study followed 7,453 youth athletes who were administered demographic and clinical surveys as well as a total of 25,815 Immediate Post-concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) assessments betwee

SUBMITTER: Ali M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909942 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature