Clinical inquiries. How should we follow athletes after a concussion?
Athletes sustaining a concussion should be held from contact activities a minimum of 7 days; they must be asymptomatic and their coordination and neuropsychological tests should have returned to their pre-injury baseline (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on multiple prospective cohort studies). High-risk athletes (eg, those with a history of previous concussion, high-school age or younger, or female) may need to avoid contact even after all these criteria are met (SOR: C, expert opinion).
Akhavan
Alex
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Shenandoah Valley Family Practice Residency, Virginia Commonwealth University, Front Royal, VA, USA.
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Cynthia
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Green
Shannan
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Hackett
Jason
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Nguyen
Minh
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Kerns
J William
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Knight
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Poddar
Sourav
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D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013997:Time Factors; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices