Tag: Concussions

Findings seen compared with student athletes aged 12 to 22 years with just one prior head injury

Participants agree to donate their brains upon death and to let researchers track their health through annual checkups during their lifetime

However, number of diagnosed concussions, length of playing career not tied to later cognition

After adjustment for established risk factors, a graded association was identified between concussion symptom score category and odds of later-life hypertension

Three or more mild concussions linked to worse cognition later in life

Authors say early return to school (in less than three days) may ultimately speed recovery

Three-fourths of slow-recovery cohort were able to return to play in an additional month

No significant moderators identified for the association, possibly due to small number of studies included

Authors say moderation may be best for screen time during the first seven to 10 days following concussion in children and adolescents

Journal has retracted nine more nonresearch articles in addition to the retraction earlier this year of an editorial