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Objectively Assessing Sports Concussion Utilizing Visual Evoked Potentials

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Published on: April 27, 2021

Update on sports concussion.

Andrew M Tucker¹

¹Medstar Union Memorial Sports Medicine, 1407 York Road, Suite 100A, Lutherville, MD, 21093, USA, Andrew.Tucker@medstar.net.

Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine

|September 28, 2014

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Sports concussion research has surged in the last 20 years. This review summarizes current knowledge on evaluating and managing sports concussions for healthcare professionals.

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Area of Science:

Sports Medicine
Neurology
Athletic Training

Background:

Sports concussion is a highly researched sports injury.
Significant resources have funded studies on concussion.
Extensive new information is available on sports concussion.

Purpose of the Study:

To summarize key features of sports concussion evaluation.
To provide guidance on sports concussion management.
To highlight recent literature for clinicians.

Main Methods:

Literature review of sports concussion research.
Synthesis of recent contributions to the field.
Focus on clinical evaluation and management.

Main Results:

Increased understanding of sports concussion over 20 years.
Growing body of evidence on injury aspects.
Emerging best practices in clinical care.

Conclusions:

Clinicians need updated information on sports concussion.
This review offers a summary of current knowledge.
Effective management relies on recent research findings.