title: Concussions in sports: guidelines for return to competition.
abstract: Concussion is the most common head injury in sports. The injury ranges from a simple "ding" to prolonged loss of consciousness with amnesia. Proper grading of the severity of the injury is necessary to establish a protocol for deciding when to allow an athlete to return to his or her sport. This approach to concussions will minimize the risk of further, even fatal, complications.
authors.affiliation: University Medical Center, Lafayette, La.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Leblanc
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors