- Title
- The association between multiple prior concussions, cognitive test scores, and symptom reporting in youth rugby league players
- Creator
- Gardner, Andrew J.; Howell, David R.; Iverson, Grant L.
- Relation
- Brain Injury Vol. 34, Issue 2, p. 224-228
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2019.1683894
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- Objective: To examine the effect of prior concussion history on cognitive test performance and concussion symptom reporting among adolescent youth rugby league athletes.Participants: Participants were male elite level youth rugby league players (N = 73; Mean Age = 15.8; SD = 0.9; range = 14–18 years).Main Outcome Measure: CogSport performance based on participants group; those who reported no previous concussions (n = 30),1–2 previous concussions (n = 19), and ≥3 previous concussions (n = 29).Results: 73 participants with valid CogSport scores were included in the cognitive analyses. All participants were included in the symptom analyses. There were no differences between the groups with 0,1–2, or ≥3 previous concussions for processing speed, attention, learning, or working memory. There was atrend for those with multiple prior concussions to report more baseline preseason symptoms.Conclusions: There were no differences in scores on the CogSport test among those with ahistory of 0,1–2, or ≥3 prior concussions. Consistent with prior studies, youth with ahistory of multiple past concussions are more likely to endorse baseline preseason symptoms.
- Subject
- concussion; youth; sports; rugby league
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1460184
- Identifier
- uon:45885
- Identifier
- ISSN:0269-9052
- Language
- eng
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