EFFECTS OF A SEASON OF SUBCONCUSSIVE CONTACT ON CHILD‐ SCAT3 SCORES IN 8‐12 YEAR‐OLD MALE ATHLETES

摘要

Each year, over 173,000 children and adolescents visit emergency departments due to sports and recreation related concussions, an increase of 60% over the last decade due to the rise in the number of children participating in sport. While numerous authors have sought to address the epidemiology of concussions across multiple age groups who participate in contact sports, a recent review of literature did not reveal a substantial amount of published articles that addressed the issue of subconcussive contact. Multiple tools have been developed to assess acute episodes of concussion. Among the assessment protocols many include an assessment of balance, short and long term memory recall, and balance. The Child‐SCAT3 was designed specifically to evaluate concussions in children 5‐12 years of age.