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Objectively Assessing Sports Concussion Utilizing Visual Evoked Potentials
Published on: April 27, 2021
The sports concussion note: should SCAT become SCOAT?
Jon Patricios1, Robert Collins, Andrew Branfield
1Sports Concussion South Africa and Section Sports Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. jpat@mweb.co.za
Abstract:
Sports concussion research and clinical guidelines have evolved rapidly. The most recent concussion consensus statement and guidelines (Zurich, 2008) provided clinicians with the Sports Concussion Assessment Tool version 2 (SCAT2) as a clinical template for the assessment of acute concussion. For the subsequent serial examinations required for the complete assessment of the concussed athlete, SCAT2 may be inadequate. This paper describes the experience and suggestions of South African sports physicians in evolving a more comprehensive clinical evaluation tool and record of patient care, the Sports Concussion Office Assessment Tool.
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