Ability of Head Impact Measurements to Predict Sports Concussions: A Review

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Authors

Young Joon Kim · Athenex (United States)

Nasir Stovall · Athenex (United States)

Blake M. Bacevich · Harvard University

Christopher J. Stapleton · Massachusetts General Hospital

Ganesh M. Shankar · Massachusetts General Hospital

Craig A. Rovito · Massachusetts General Hospital

Daniel H. Daneshvar

Abstract

Despite the statistical differences in head impact measurements between concussive and nonconcussive impacts, they have limited clinical utility as a stand-alone concussion identification tool. Head impact measurements may be most useful when used as an adjunct to other clinical and physiological markers.

Topics & Keywords

Traumatic Brain Injury Research Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurosurgery

Volume 97, Issue 6, pp. 1233-1241

DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003524

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