Ruben J Echemendia, Joel S Burma, Jared M Bruce, Gavin A Davis, Christopher C Giza, Kevin M Guskiewicz, Dhiren Naidu, Amanda Marie Black, Steven Broglio, Simon Kemp, Jon S Patricios, Margot Putukian, Roger Zemek, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Christopher M Bailey, Benjamin L Brett, Nyaz Didehbani, Gerry Gioia, Stanley A Herring, David Howell, Christina L Master, Tamara C Valovich McLeod, William P Meehan, Zahra Premji, Danielle Salmon, Jacqueline van Ierssel, Neil Bhathela, Michael Makdissi, Samuel R Walton, James Kissick, Jamie Pardini, Kathryn J Schneider
OBJECTIVES: To systematically review the scientific literature regarding the acute assessment of sport-related concussion (SRC) and provide recommendations for improving the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT6). DATA SOURCES: Systematic searches of seven databases from 2001 to 2022 using key words and controlled vocabulary relevant to concussion, sports, SCAT, and acute evaluation. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: (1) Original research articles, cohort studies, case-control studies, and case series with a sample of >10; (2) ≥80% SRC; and (3) studies using a screening tool/technology to assess SRC acutely (<7 days), and/or studies containing psychometric/normative data for common tools used to assess SRC...
June 2023: British Journal of Sports Medicine