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Clinical And Demographic Variables Associated With Cognitive Deficits, Symptom Severity, And Duration After Concussive Injury In Adolescents: A Retrospective Study, Seema S. Aggarwal May 2016

Clinical And Demographic Variables Associated With Cognitive Deficits, Symptom Severity, And Duration After Concussive Injury In Adolescents: A Retrospective Study, Seema S. Aggarwal

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Background: Concussions in adolescents are a public health concern with the growing popularity of high school sports. Recent legislation mandates that athletes who are suspected of a concussion be cleared to return-to-play by a clinician. More research is needed to develop a concussion predictive model to identify populations at risk for more severe and prolonged symptoms and long-term neurologic deficits.

Aims: The aims of this study were to (1) examine the effect of race and gender on neurocognitive and symptom scores and (2) determine which clinical (e.g., number of concussions, migraine history, learning disabilities/ attention deficit disorders) and demographic factors …