title: Sports neurology topics in neurologic practice: A survey of AAN members.
abstract: We sought to assess neurologists' interest in sports neurology and learn about their experience in treating sports-related neurologic conditions. A survey was sent to a random sample of American Academy of Neurology members. A majority of members (77%) see at least some patients with sports-related neurologic issues. Concussion is the most common sports-related condition neurologists treat. More than half of survey participants (63%) did not receive any formal or informal training in sports neurology. At least two-thirds of respondents think it is very important to address the following issues: developing evidence-based return-to-play guidelines, identifying risk factors for long-term cognitive-behavioral sequelae, and developing objective diagnostic criteria for concussion. Our findings provide an up-to-date view of the subspecialty of sports neurology and identify areas for future research.
authors.affiliation: Florida Center for Headache and Sports Neurology (FXC), Palm Beach Gardens, and Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee; American Academy of Neurology (OD), Minneapolis, MN; Division of Pediatric Neurology and Department of Neurosurgery (CCG), David Geffen School of Medicine and Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; Michigan NeuroSport (JSK), University of Michigan Department of Neurology, Ann Arbor; Neuro Diagnostics, LLC (AGA), Norwich, CT; and Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain and Spine Institute (KEC), LifeBridge Health, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Francis X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Conidi
authors.affiliation: Florida Center for Headache and Sports Neurology (FXC), Palm Beach Gardens, and Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee; American Academy of Neurology (OD), Minneapolis, MN; Division of Pediatric Neurology and Department of Neurosurgery (CCG), David Geffen School of Medicine and Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; Michigan NeuroSport (JSK), University of Michigan Department of Neurology, Ann Arbor; Neuro Diagnostics, LLC (AGA), Norwich, CT; and Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain and Spine Institute (KEC), LifeBridge Health, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Oksana
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Drogan
authors.affiliation: Florida Center for Headache and Sports Neurology (FXC), Palm Beach Gardens, and Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee; American Academy of Neurology (OD), Minneapolis, MN; Division of Pediatric Neurology and Department of Neurosurgery (CCG), David Geffen School of Medicine and Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; Michigan NeuroSport (JSK), University of Michigan Department of Neurology, Ann Arbor; Neuro Diagnostics, LLC (AGA), Norwich, CT; and Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain and Spine Institute (KEC), LifeBridge Health, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Christopher C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Giza
authors.affiliation: Florida Center for Headache and Sports Neurology (FXC), Palm Beach Gardens, and Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee; American Academy of Neurology (OD), Minneapolis, MN; Division of Pediatric Neurology and Department of Neurosurgery (CCG), David Geffen School of Medicine and Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; Michigan NeuroSport (JSK), University of Michigan Department of Neurology, Ann Arbor; Neuro Diagnostics, LLC (AGA), Norwich, CT; and Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain and Spine Institute (KEC), LifeBridge Health, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Jeffery S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kutcher
authors.affiliation: Florida Center for Headache and Sports Neurology (FXC), Palm Beach Gardens, and Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee; American Academy of Neurology (OD), Minneapolis, MN; Division of Pediatric Neurology and Department of Neurosurgery (CCG), David Geffen School of Medicine and Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; Michigan NeuroSport (JSK), University of Michigan Department of Neurology, Ann Arbor; Neuro Diagnostics, LLC (AGA), Norwich, CT; and Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain and Spine Institute (KEC), LifeBridge Health, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Anthony G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Alessi
authors.affiliation: Florida Center for Headache and Sports Neurology (FXC), Palm Beach Gardens, and Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee; American Academy of Neurology (OD), Minneapolis, MN; Division of Pediatric Neurology and Department of Neurosurgery (CCG), David Geffen School of Medicine and Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; Michigan NeuroSport (JSK), University of Michigan Department of Neurology, Ann Arbor; Neuro Diagnostics, LLC (AGA), Norwich, CT; and Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain and Spine Institute (KEC), LifeBridge Health, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Kevin E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Crutchfield