Multiple factors indicate need for additional care after concussion

A patient’s age, severity of symptoms, number of previous concussions and family history of psychiatric disorders were associated with a need for additional care before student athletes with concussion could return to play.
Douglas P. Terry, PhD, a neuropsychologist at the Sport Concussion Center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., and colleagues sought to identify variables associated with additional concussion clinic visits before a student athlete’s release to an athletic trainer. The researchers reported their findings in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.
“Broadly

A patient’s age, severity of symptoms, number of previous concussions and family history of psychiatric disorders were associated with a need for additional care before student athletes with concussion could return to play.
Douglas P. Terry, PhD, a neuropsychologist at the Sport Concussion Center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., and colleagues sought to identify variables associated with additional concussion clinic visits before a student athlete’s release to an athletic trainer. The researchers reported their findings in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.
“Broadly