TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - The million dollar question: when should an athlete retire after concussion?
JO  - Current sports medicine reports
A1  - Concannon, Leah G.
A1  - Kaufman, Marla S.
A1  - Herring, Stanley A.
SP  - 365
EP  - 369
VL  - 13
IS  - 6
N2  - Management of acute concussions is guided by consensus statement, and the return-to-play process begins when an athlete's symptoms and examination return to baseline. This process may be relatively clear if symptoms resolve within the normal time frame following a first or second concussion. This decision-making process is more complicated in an athlete with prolonged unresolved symptoms, multiple concussions both with and without prolonged recovery, or a structural brain injury. In these situations, determining when to retire an athlete after concussion is a complex decision, without available evidence-based guidelines. This article will discuss absolute and relative contraindications to returning an athlete to contact sport following a concussion in three separate scenarios: following potentially life-threatening brain injury, persistent clinical symptoms or signs of prolonged postconcussion syndrome, and multiple concussions but without residual symptoms or signs.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1537-890X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000000098
ID  - ref1
ER  -