• J Fam Pract · Oct 2005

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    Clinical inquiries. How should we follow athletes after a concussion?

    • Alex Akhavan, Cynthia Flores, Shannan Green, Jason Hackett, Minh Nguyen, J William Kerns, Karen Knight, and Sourav Poddar.
    • Shenandoah Valley Family Practice Residency, Virginia Commonwealth University, Front Royal, VA, USA.
    • J Fam Pract. 2005 Oct 1; 54 (10): 902-4.

    AbstractAthletes sustaining a concussion should be held from contact activities a minimum of 7 days; they must be asymptomatic and their coordination and neuropsychological tests should have returned to their pre-injury baseline (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on multiple prospective cohort studies). High-risk athletes (eg, those with a history of previous concussion, high-school age or younger, or female) may need to avoid contact even after all these criteria are met (SOR: C, expert opinion).

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