Citation

Solomon GS, Haase RF. Arch. Clin. Neuropsychol. 2008; 23(5): 563-577.

Affiliation

Psychiatric Consultants, P.C., 310 25th Avenue North, Suite 309, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. Gssolomon1@yahoo.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.acn.2008.05.008

PMID

18614333

Abstract

The use of neurocognitive testing in the assessment of professional athletes sustaining sports-related concussions has become widespread over the past decade. Baseline neurocognitive testing is now a requirement for athletes in the National Football League (NFL). We present preliminary normative data on a computer based neurocognitive test (Immediate Post Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing; ImPACT) for 159 NFL athletes. Also included are summary data on basic biopsychosocial characteristics, including medical, psychiatric, chemical dependency, concussion, learning disability/attention deficit disorder, and symptom variables, and the relevance of each to baseline neurocognitive test scores.

Keywords: American football

Language: en