The epidemiology of new versus recurrent sports concussions among high school athletes, 2005–2010

Castile, Lianne; Collins, Christy L.; McIlvain, Natalie M.; Comstock, R. Dawn

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Castile, Lianne¹; Collins, Christy L.¹; McIlvain, Natalie M.¹; Comstock, R. Dawn^1,2,3

The epidemiology of new versus recurrent sports concussions among high school athletes, 2005–2010

Br J Sports Med. 2012;46(8):603-610

Affiliations

¹The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Center for Injury Research and Policy, Columbus, Ohio, USA

²The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Columbus, Ohio, USA

³The Ohio State University, College of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Abstract and keywords

Objectives To compare new versus recurrent concussions with respect to constellation of symptoms, symptom severity, symptom resolution; evaluate potential subset differences with respect to gender and sport; and to compare mechanisms and activities associated with new versus recurrent concussions.

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DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090115

PubMed: 22144000
History

Received: 2011-04-19

Accepted: 2011-10-20

Online: 2011-12-05

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