Baseline testing can also help health care providers identify athletes who have higher chances of getting a concussion. In doing so, health care providers can help athletes and their coaches create ...

Objective Pupillary light reflex (PLR) metrics are enhanced in adolescents with concussion. It is not known if these PLR metrics in concussed adolescents return back to the normal range at recovery.

Introduction Changes to the pupillary light reflex (PLR) have been demonstrated in traumatic brain injury and in adolescents with a history of concussion. Assessment of changes to the PLR following ...

Concussions and repetitive brain injuries are relatively new topics in the public realm, primarily brought to light after a series of high-profile cases in the media connected to professional football ...

A test used to gauge whether a college athlete has suffered a concussion is right only half the time and may be useless, new research finds. The test used by the NCAA, which oversees college sports, ...

When college athletes are evaluated for a possible concussion, the diagnosis is based on an athletic trainer or team physician’s assessment of three things: the player’s symptoms, physical balance and ...

Few moments are as silent as a stadium or racetrack when an athlete is down. When – hopefully – the athlete stands again, the cheers and applause erupt. But that collective celebration can be ...