Citation

Bigler ED, Deibert E, Filley CM. Neurology 2013; 81(1): 14-15.

Affiliation

From the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience (E.D.B.), Brigham Young University, Provo; Department of Psychiatry (E.D.B.), University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City; Department of Neurology (E.D.), University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (C.M.F.), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver; and the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center (C.M.F.), Denver, CO.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1212/WNL.0b013e318299cd0e

PMID

23709592

Abstract

Concussion has been in the medical lexicon since Hippocrates,(1) and widespread viewing of sports concussion is now commonplace. This mildest form of traumatic brain injury (TBI) has obvious acute effects, but motor symptoms seem to abate quickly as the concussed player leaves the contest. The prompt return to baseline in most sports concussions could be considered as evidence for the transient nature of the injury, with the brain's homeostatic equilibrium temporarily disrupted and then restored, but this view may be changing. With 1.6-3.8 million sports-related concussions annually in the United States (http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/Physician_Tool_Kit), the possible long-term consequences of concussion clearly merit attention.

Language: en