@article{ref1,
title="Sports-related concussion in helmeted vs. Unhelmeted athletes: who fares worse?",
journal="International journal of sports medicine",
year="2015",
author="Zuckerman, S. L. and Lee, Y. M. and Odom, M. J. and Forbes, Jonathan A. and Solomon, G. S. and Sills, A. K.",
volume="36",
number="5",
pages="419-425",
abstract="In the management of sports-related concussion, little is known about the effect of wearing or not wearing a helmet (i. e., helmet status) on the acute outcomes of concussed athletes. We endeavored to assess acute neurocognitive and symptom changes after SRC in helmeted vs. unhelmeted athletes. In a retrospective study, 1 025 athletes from 2 regional databases sustained a SRC. Athletes were matched by age, gender, number of prior concussions, and days to post-concussion test, yielding a final cohort of 138 athletes. For each group of 69, differences in post-concussion neurocognitive and symptom scores were compared using group mean differences as well as reliable change index (RCI) scores set at the 80% confidence interval. With gender, prior concussions, and days to post-concussion test similar in each group, using group mean change scores and RCI methodology, we found no significant differences between the helmeted and unhelmeted groups in 4 neurocognitive tests and one total symptom score. In a cohort of carefully matched athletes from 2 regional concussion centers, helmet status was unrelated to neurocognitive scores and total symptoms in athletes after suffering a SRC. These findings suggest that acute outcomes in helmeted vs. unhelmeted sports are quite similar.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0172-4622",
doi="10.1055/s-0034-1395587",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1395587"
}