Abstract des Autors

Gehirnerschütterungen im Sport sind häufig. Sie werden im Breitensport, aber auch Leistungssport, zu oft, insbesondere die leichten Formen, verharmlost. Die möglichen Auswirkungen wiederholter, auch nur leichter Gehirnerschütterungen sind zu wenig bekannt. Die empfohlene schrittweise Wiederaufnahme der sportlichen Belastung nach einer Gehirnerschütterung erfolgt in Unkenntnis der erarbeiteten Richtlinien, aber auch in Unkenntnis der Einschätzung oder Erkennung von Restsymptomen regelmäßig zu rasch. Verf.-Referat

Abstract des Autors

Concussion in sport is common. In both professional and popular sport, its importance is frequently underestimated, especially in its less severe form. The possible consequences of repeated concussion, even in its mild form, are too little known. Often, the resumption of sporting activity after concussion takes place too quickly, without assessment or recognition of remaining symptoms and with no regard for existing guidelines that recommend a planned, gradual return. In 2001 in Vienna (1st International Conference on Concussion in Sport) and in 2004 in Prague (2nd International Conference on Concussion in Sport) a joint summary statement on the theme of Concussion in Sport (primarily in relation to ice hockey and football, but applicable to all sports) was put together under the patronage of the organizers of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the FIFA Medical Research and Assessment Center (F-MARC) and the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Verf.-Referat