title: Sideline Neurological Evaluation: a Detailed Approach to the Sideline, In-Game Neurological Assessment of Contact Sport Athletes.
abstract: Contact sport holds inherent risk of traumatic injury to participant athletes. Neurologic injury, from trauma, portends significant potential for morbidity and mortality. The in-game sideline presents a challenging setting for injury evaluation. Athletic trainers and team physicians should understand general principles of the neurologic evaluation and apply a systematic approach that allows an organized evaluation of and differential diagnosis of neurologic injury. Athlete welfare demands an immediate, accurate diagnosis followed by targeted management. Management provides appropriate referral, timely treatment, and appropriate return-to-play decision. Management begins with recognition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Oklahoma, 180 West Brooks Street, Norman, OK, 73019, USA. sanderson@ou.edu.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: The Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.|Department of Athletics, University of Oklahoma, 1110 North Lee, Oklahoma City, OK, 73103, USA.
authors.forename: Brock
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schnebel
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods*; D000067716:Point-of-Care Testing
keywords: Contact sport; Neurologic assessment; Sideline; Spinal cord injury; Traumatic brain injury