@article{ref1,
title="Influence of sex and previous concussion history on postconcussive recovery in young athletes",
journal="Clinical journal of sport medicine",
year="2017",
author="Chand, Manisha R. and Kanwar, Sumit and Calvo, Cecilia and Peck, Evan",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine whether concussed female athletes with a previous history of concussion have longer postconcussive recovery than that of male counterparts. <br><br>DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Outpatient sports medicine clinic in an academic practice. PARTICIPANTS: Male and female youth, high school, and collegiate athletes (n = 431; ages = 10-21 years) who sustained a sport-related concussion (SRC). INTERVENTIONS: The clinical courses of young athletes treated for concussion by 1 provider at an outpatient sports medicine clinic were retrospectively reviewed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Recovery time was compared after an SRC with relationship to sex and previous concussion history. <br><br>RESULTS: When comparing male and female athletes with a previous history of concussion, there were no differences found (P = 0.820) in SRC recovery time. Regardless of previous concussion history, males recovered faster from an SRC compared with their female counterparts (P = 0.0002). Without regard to sex, those with no previous history of concussion recovered faster than those with a previous concussion history, although the difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.668). Athletes with a previous history of concussion were more likely to require neuropsychology referral than those with no previous concussion history (P = 0.021), and females, without regard to concussion history, were more likely to require neuropsychology referral than males (P = 0.001). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: A previous concussion history does not appear to significantly influence postconcussive recovery time in young athletes, although it does increase the probability of neuropsychological referral. Without regard to a previous concussion history, young female athletes recover slower than males from concussion and are also more likely to require neuropsychological referral.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1050-642X",
doi="10.1097/JSM.0000000000000554",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000554"
}