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A Neuroscientific Approach to the Examination of Concussions in Student-Athletes
Published on: December 8, 2014
Risk of impaired school performance in children hospitalized with concussion: a population-based matched cohort study
Reidar P Lystad1, Anne McMaugh2, Geoffrey Herkes3,4
1Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park NSW, 2109, Australia.
Aim:
To examine the impact of concussion on objective measures of school performance.
Materials & Methods:
Population-based matched cohort study using linked health and education records of young people aged ≤18 years hospitalized with concussion in New South Wales, Australia, during 2005-2018, and matched comparisons not hospitalized with any injury.
Results:
Young people with concussion had higher risk of not achieving the national minimum standards for literacy and numeracy assessments, ranging from 30% for numeracy to 43% for spelling, and not completing high school, ranging from 29% for year 10 to 77% for year 12, compared with matched peers.
Conclusion:
Young people hospitalized with concussion have impaired school performance compared with uninjured matched peers.
