Open AccessThe Relevance of Neuropsychologic Testing for Sports-related Head Injuries
Author(s) -
Mark R. Lovell
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
current sports medicine reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.424
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1537-8918
pISSN - 1537-890X
DOI - 10.1249/00149619-200202000-00003
Subject(s) - concussion , medicine , sports medicine , relevance (law) , test (biology) , poison control , physical therapy , injury prevention , head injury , physical medicine and rehabilitation , human factors and ergonomics , medical emergency , psychiatry , political science , law , paleontology , biology
The utilization of neuropsychologic testing following sports-related concussion has dramatically increased over the past 5 years. The inclusion of neuropsychologic test results in the diagnosis of concussion has resulted in increasing questions into the specific role of these procedures in the return-to-play decision-making process. This article reviews the relevance of neuropsychologic testing for the sports medicine physician.