Patterns and predictors of concussion symptom presentations in NCAA athletes. Res Sports Med 2024;32(2):316-330
Date
08/03/2022Pubmed ID
35916338DOI
10.1080/15438627.2022.2105218Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85135232985 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 4 CitationsAbstract
Sport-related concussion (SRC) is a complex injury, and SRCs are notably prevalent among National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes. We analysed SRCs and associated exposure data collected within the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program during 2014-2019. A total of 1,709 SRCs were reported with complete symptom profiles during the study period (Women's sports n = 499; Men's sports n = 1,210). Event type and academic class year most commonly predicted specific symptom presentations among athletes in men's sports, while symptom presentation among athletes in women's sports was most commonly predicted by class year and sport classification. We observed 78 and 69 significant pairwise symptom dependencies in men's and women's sports athletes, respectively; odds of longer symptom resolution time were higher with greater counts of symptoms with strongest cross-domain associations. Our findings highlight several contextual predictors of specific symptom presentations and identify parsimonious symptom subsets that may indicate protracted recovery among men's and women's sports athletes.
Author List
Chandran A, Boltz AJ, Brett BL, Walton SR, Robison HJ, Collins CL, Register-Mihalik JK, Mihalik JPAuthor
Benjamin Brett PhD Assistant Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AthletesAthletic Injuries
Brain Concussion
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Students
Universities
