title: Biopsychosocial characteristics and neurocognitive test performance in National Football League players: an initial assessment.
abstract: The use of neurocognitive testing in the assessment of professional athletes sustaining sports-related concussions has become widespread over the past decade. Baseline neurocognitive testing is now a requirement for athletes in the National Football League (NFL). We present preliminary normative data on a computer based neurocognitive test (Immediate Post Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing; ImPACT) for 159 NFL athletes. Also included are summary data on basic biopsychosocial characteristics, including medical, psychiatric, chemical dependency, concussion, learning disability/attention deficit disorder, and symptom variables, and the relevance of each to baseline neurocognitive test scores.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Consultants, P.C., 310 25th Avenue North, Suite 309, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. Gssolomon1@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Gary S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: Richard F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Haase
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001924:Brain Concussion; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D006261:Headache; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011584:Psychology; D012015:Reference Standards; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012919:Social Behavior; D012952:Societies; D055815:Young Adult