Concussion

PHILADELPHIA — Adolescents who sustained a concussion registered altered reaction time and decision-making when asked to execute basic maneuvers during a distracted driving simulation compared to those without, according to a presenter.

PHILADELPHIA — A hypertension diagnosis in those who suffered a concussion was linked to longer recovery periods compared to those without, and was associated with likelihood of post-concussion syndrome, according to a poster presentation.

We know patients’ medical histories affect their recovery from concussion in all sorts of ways. For example, people who have depression or migraine prior to a head injury are more likely to suffer from persistent post-concussion syndrome.

WASHINGTON — Results presented here showed that college football players who wore dentist-fitted mouthguards had a lower incidence of severe concussions and faster return to sport compared with those who wore self-fitted mouthguards.

WASHINGTON — Among college football players who had concussions, researchers found players’ odds of an upper extremity injury were twice as great in the year after the concussion compared with the pre-concussion year.

Data from two large studies in Canada and the United States suggest that concussions do not impact the intelligence or IQ scores of children in the months after their injury, according to findings published in Pediatrics.

In football-playing males, the number and force of repetitive head injuries as well as time playing the sport were linked to severity of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to research published in Nature Communications.

Researchers from the Concussion in Sport Group have released a consensus on sport-specific strategies for concussion prevention and treatment, according to a statement published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

CHICAGO—In this video exclusive, Tamara Wexler, MD, PhD, discusses evaluation and treatment of pituitary hormone deficiencies that can occur after acquired brain injury, from mild to severe concussions.

In this edition, FDA clears lab blood test for evaluating concussion, marriage linked to lower risk for dementia, FDA approves nasal spray for migraine in adults and more.