Incidence, Clinical Course, and Predictors of Prolonged Recovery Time Following Sport-Related Concussion in High School and College Athletes

McCrea, Michael; M. Guskiewicz, Kevin; Randolph, Christopher; Barr, William; A. Hammeke, Thomas; W. Marshall, Stephen; R. Powell, Matthew; Woo Ahn, Kwang; Wang, Yanzhi; P. Kelly, James

doi:10.1017/s1355617712000872

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Incidence, Clinical Course, and Predictors of Prolonged Recovery Time Following Sport-Related Concussion in High School and College Athletes

Published in Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society • Oct 12, 2012

Authors:

Michael McCrea

Kevin M. Guskiewicz

Christopher Randolph

Abstract

Sport-related concussion (SRC) is typically followed by clinical recovery within days, but reports of prolonged symptoms are common. We investigated the incidence of prolonged recovery in a large cohort (n = 18,531) of athlete seasons over a 10-year period. A total of 570 athletes with concussion (3...

Subject

Concussion

Medicine

Unconsciousness

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