Effects of Concussion May Last for Years, Studies Find | MomsTeam
... on standard neuropsychological tests. Indeed, in light of the studys findings and those from other studies, Broglio suggested ... also experienced impairment of visual working memory on neuropsychological tests, as well as altered activation in ... concussed teenage athletes not only performed significantly worse than younger children and adults on neuropsychological tests ... 4. Baillargeon A, Lassonde M, Leclerc S, Ellemberg D. Neuropsychological and neurophysiological assessment of sport concussion ...
Athletic Trainers: Every High School Should Have One | MomsTeam
... they were more likely than ATs to utilize computerized neuropsychological testing (52.5% versus 35.7%) in making that decision ...
More Evidence That King-Devick Test May Help Identify Concussed Athletes On Sports Sideline | MomsTeam
... and when combined with tests for cognition and balance, allows identification of concussed athletes with 100% accuracy. ... The King-Devick vision test is able to identify nearly 8 out of 10 concussed athletes, ... incidence and neuropsychological changes. Neurosurg Focus 2012;33(6):E2 ... This test has the potential to be a very useful sideline test for athletes and we are looking at its utility in the pediatric ...
Florida Tech Studies Raise Concern About Soccer Heading | MomsTeam
Frequent Heading May Lower Test Scores. The short term study found that recent heading by players who headed with moderate-to- ... One study found that lifetime heading had no significant or strong effect... on neuropsychological performance. But the other ... although a detailed neuropsychological evaluation may have detected a subtle difference, it was unlikely that the daily lives ... hes more likely to score lower on a neurocognitive test Friday morning than a similar player who heads the ball only ...