title: Clinical inquiries. How should we follow athletes after a concussion?
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Shenandoah Valley Family Practice Residency, Virginia Commonwealth University, Front Royal, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akhavan
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: Shannan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hackett
authors.forename: Minh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: J William
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kerns
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: Sourav
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poddar
mesh_terms: 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