Background Concussion diagnosis and management is made through the clinical exam
using assessment tools that include self-report symptomatology, postural control, and …

Concussion is a significant public health problem that is receiving increased attention from
physicians, the media, and the public. Recent studies suggest that persistent symptoms after …

Background Despite being implemented for over a decade, literature describing how the
surgical safety checklist (SSC) is completed by operating room (OR) teams and how this …

Introduction Second impact syndrome (SIS) is a devastating condition occurring in sport-
induced mild brain injury. SIS is drastically defined by anamnestic, clinical and radiological …

Objective Sports-related concussions and traumatic brain injury (TBI) represent a growing
public health concern. We reviewed the literature regarding equestrian-related brain injury …

Long-accepted research has shown that no act of will or ethical passion, no degree of
training will preserve the ability to discriminate friend from foe, armed enemy from …

Purpose Approximately 90% of concussions are transient, with symptoms resolving within
10–14 days. However, a minority of patients remain symptomatic several months post-injury …

The decision to advise an athlete to retire from sports following sports-related concussion
(SRC) remains a persistent challenge for physicians. In the absence of strong empirical …

OBJECTIVE Arachnoid cysts (ACs) are congenital lesions bordered by an arachnoid
membrane. Researchers have postulated that individuals with an AC demonstrate a higher …

Context: A change in reaction time is one of various clinical measures of neurocognitive
function that can be monitored after concussion and has been reported to be among the …