A copy of the information sheet and survey based on the possible concussion scenario is provided as an online supplementary appendix.
Similarly, a large cohort (n = 1425) study on sex differences in outcome after mTBI observed significant odds of poorer outcomes following mTBI in girls relative to boys based on the post-concussion symptoms (PCS) score.
Additionally, a study on sex differences in outcome after mTBI observed significant odds of poorer outcomes following mTBI in girls relative to boys based on the post-concussion symptoms (PCS) score [11].
In the past, the decision to allow athletes to return to participation was frequently based on the grade of concussion.
In the context of the N.F.L. case, the question will be whether a player's injuries should be treated as a single claim or a series of claims based on the number of concussions he received or the number of seasons he played.
The Will Smith-led drama Concussion, based on the true story of a forensic pathologist who helped highlight cases of progressive degenerative brain disease in American football players, opened to $14.5m over its first five days, a decent figure given it only screened in 1,585 cinemas.
As we've learned over the past few years, from the death of NFL athletes like Frank Gifford or the movie Concussion, based on the research of Dr. Bennet Omalu, blows to the head can cause permanent damage to the brain.
The use of a visual-tracking paradigm for attention assessment is based on the hypothesis that attention impairments in concussion patients are a consequence of reduced efficacy of predictive timing (Ghajar & Ivry, 2008).
Grading systems of concussion severity were not utilized, based on the aforementioned CISG guidelines [40, 41].
The latter questionnaire was based on the McCrea et al.'s Standardised Assessment of Concussion (SAC) [23].
