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Acute Effects Of Mental Health On Concussion Testing, Annika Thompson, Carin Gutzwiller
Acute Effects Of Mental Health On Concussion Testing, Annika Thompson, Carin Gutzwiller
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The process of diagnosing a concussion starts long before any hit on the field. At the beginning of each season, athletes are baseline tested using the same Sports Concussion Assessment Test 5 (SCAT5) that is used on the field when injury occurs. How they perform on this baseline test plays a major role in future diagnosis. Thirty-Five male and female subjects (mean years of age 20.8 years ± 1.6) free of concussion diagnosis came in for a total of three separate appointments. At each appointment, a mental health survey, reaction time test, and the cognitive portion of the SCAT 5 …