Objectives To investigate if the sport concussion assessment tool version 5 (SCAT5) could be suitable for application to Para athletes with a visual impairment, a spinal cord injury, or a limb ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- As the chase for the 2011 Stanley Cup heads to the finish, several players are off the ice suffering from concussion, an injury all too common in this contact sport. Deciding if a ...

Objectives This paper provides comprehensive normative data stratified by language preference and age on the components of the National Hockey League (NHL) Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5 (SCAT5) ...

May 29, 2008 (Indianapolis, Indiana) — Inconsistent performance on commonly used computer-based tests for concussion could lead to inaccurate neurocognitive performance evaluations after a suspected ...

The Sport Concussion Assessment Tool version 3 (SCAT3) and the child version (ChildSCAT3) can accurately identify concussion in children, according to a new study published online July 26 in ...

A concussion is a type of brain injury that can be caused by falls, high-impact sports, and other accidents. While they’re technically mild injuries, concussions sometimes carry more serious risks, ...

Creating a baseline for each youth athlete is a critical part of accurate future concussion assessment, according to new research. Differences in how females and males scored on a standardized ...

“The biggest thing about concussion is that you can’t see it,” says one first-team physio in the English Football League. “It’s the invisible injury. And, at times, that’s what can make your decision ...

Echemendia et al. (2023). Acute evaluation of sport-related concussion and implications for the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT6) for adults, adolescents and children: A systematic review.

The first sentence of the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee’s Concussion Diagnosis and Management Protocol – more commonly referred to in the truncated "NFL Concussion Protocol" – reads as such: ...

NFL team medical personnel will use this season a new standardized sideline concussion assessment protocol, the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee announced Friday. The announcement was made in ...

Complements Multi-Modal Technology Platform and Extensive Intellectual Property Portfolio To Address New Brain and Behavioral Health Conditions BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BrainScope ®, a medical ...