Mark R. Lovell

TL;DR: Preliminary data may suggest a more protracted recovery from concussion in high school athletes, and self-report of postconcussion symptoms by student athletes was not predictive of poor performance on neuropsychologic testing.

TL;DR: The Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) as discussed by the authors is a group of experts from epidemiology, basic and clinical science, grading systems, cognitive assessment, new research methods, protective equipment, management, prevention, and long term outcome.

TL;DR: Normative and psychometric data are presented for large samples of young men and young women seen within 5 days of injury and general guidelines for the clinical use of the Post-Concussion Scale are provided.

TL;DR: ImPACT is a useful tool for the assessment of the neurocognitive and neurobehavioral sequelae of concussion, and can also provide post-injury cognitive and symptom data that can assist a practitioner in making safer return to play decisions.

TL;DR: The results of this study suggest that caution should be exercised in returning high school athletes to the playing field following concussion and on-field mental status changes appear to have prognostic utility and should be taken into account when making return-to-play decisions following concussion.