Daniel H Seidman, Jennifer Burlingame, Lina R Yousif, Xinh P Donahue, Joshua Krier, Lydia J Rayes, Rachel Young, Muareen Lilla, Rochelle Mazurek, Kristie Hittle, Charles McCloskey, Saroj Misra, Michael K Shaw
OBJECTIVE: Concussion is the most common type of traumatic brain injury, and results from impact or impulsive forces to the head, neck or face. Due to the variability and subtlety of symptoms, concussions may go unrecognized or be ignored, especially with the pressure placed on athletes to return to competition. The King-Devick (KD) test, an oculomotor test originally designed for reading evaluation, was recently validated as a concussion screening tool in collegiate athletes. A prospective study was performed using high school football players in an attempt to study the KD as a concussion screening tool in this younger population...
September 15, 2015: Journal of the Neurological Sciences