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Concussion Awareness And Educational Outreach Through A Website And Mobile Application, Daniel J. Brogan
Concussion Awareness And Educational Outreach Through A Website And Mobile Application, Daniel J. Brogan
Neuroscience Summer Fellows
In recent years concussions have become a more apparent problem in youth and adolescent sports. 1 in 5 high school students will sustain a concussion during the season. Due to medical and scientific advances, the diagnosis of concussions is becoming much simpler with key markers that are signs for an injury. Returning to play too soon before an athlete is fully recovered increases the likelihood that serious and irreversible neurological deficits can occur. Symptoms for concussions are necessary to track in order for an athlete to properly report their recovery to a physician. Doctors primarily rely on a patient’s report …
Impaired Executive Function In Concussed Athletes, Marisa Gretz
Impaired Executive Function In Concussed Athletes, Marisa Gretz
Neuroscience Summer Fellows
Concussions are classified as mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI). An individual that has sustained a concussion will experience symptoms such as nausea, possible memory loss, blurry vision, or loss of balance. Most symptoms subside within a few days, but a large pool of research raises concern for the recovery of executive function, specifically impulse control. Executive function relates to all tasks that require deliberate attention. Past research has shown adolescents record the highest number of sports concussions when compared to collegiate and professional athletes. The frontal lobe, which controls executive function, is not fully developed during the time of adolescence. …