title: SCAT3 assessment of non-head injured and head injured athletes competing in a large international youth soccer tournament.
abstract: To our knowledge, no study has evaluated Sideline Concussion Assessment Tool -3rd Edition (SCAT3) scores during competition in athletes who have not had a head injury. The purpose of our pilot study was to compare SCAT3 scores in non-injured (NI), injured (but not head injured) (I), and head injured (HI) youth soccer players during competition and to establish preliminary baseline data for non-head injured athletes in a competitive setting. The HI group demonstrated significantly more symptoms (M = 9.7, SE = 0.8) than the I and NI (3.3, SE = 1.2, and 3.2, SE = 0.7, respectively) groups. The HI group also demonstrated a significantly higher symptom severity score (25.3, SE = 2.8) than the I and NI groups (7.7, SE = 4.1, and 5.9, SE = 2.5, respectively). There were no statistically significant differences in mean total Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC) scores and mean subsection SAC scores between the groups. Clinicians should also be aware that non-injured in-competition athletes may report more symptoms on the SCAT3 than those evaluated in a non-competition setting.
authors.affiliation: a Sports & Orthopedic Specialists , Edina , Minnesota , USA.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gorman
authors.affiliation: b Department of Family Medicine and Community Health , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hecht
authors.affiliation: c University of Minnesota Medical School , Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samborski
authors.affiliation: d Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center, Clinical and Translational Science Institute , Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lunos
authors.affiliation: e USA Cup Medical Director , Blaine , Minnesota , USA.|f Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and Department of Pediatrics , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA.|g Healthpartners , St. Paul , Minnesota , USA.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.affiliation: b Department of Family Medicine and Community Health , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA.
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Stovitz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D056352:Athletes; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D063189:Symptom Assessment; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Concussion; SCAT3; head injury; soccer