Sports-related concussion in helmeted vs. unhelmeted athletes : who fares worse?
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Sportbedingte Gehirnerschütterung bei Sportlern mit und ohne Helm : wer trägt das größere Risiko? |
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Autor: | Zuckerman, Scott L.; Lee, Y.M.; Odom, M.J.; Forbes, J.A.; Solomon, G.S.; Sills, A.K. |
Erschienen in: | International journal of sports medicine |
Veröffentlicht: | 36 (2015), 5, S. 419-425, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0172-4622, 1439-3964 |
DOI: | 10.1055/s-0034-1395587 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201508006384 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
In the management of sports-related concussion, little is known about the effect of wearing or not wearing a helmet (i. e., helmet status) on the acute outcomes of concussed athletes. We endeavored to assess acute neurocognitive and symptom changes after SRC in helmeted vs. unhelmeted athletes. In a retrospective study, 1 025 athletes from 2 regional databases sustained a SRC. Athletes were matched by age, gender, number of prior concussions, and days to post-concussion test, yielding a final cohort of 138 athletes. For each group of 69, differences in post-concussion neurocognitive and symptom scores were compared using group mean differences as well as reliable change index (RCI) scores set at the 80% confidence interval. With gender, prior concussions, and days to post-concussion test similar in each group, using group mean change scores and RCI methodology, we found no significant differences between the helmeted and unhelmeted groups in 4 neurocognitive tests and one total symptom score. In a cohort of carefully matched athletes from 2 regional concussion centers, helmet status was unrelated to neurocognitive scores and total symptoms in athletes after suffering a SRC. These findings suggest that acute outcomes in helmeted vs. unhelmeted sports are quite similar. Verf.-Referat