Citation

Cantu RC. Clin. Sports Med. 1998; 17(1): 45-60.

Affiliation

Neurosurgery Service, Emerson Hospital, Concord, Massachusetts, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9475970

Abstract

Presently there are no universally accepted definitions of the grades of concussion or criteria for when to allow the athlete to return to competition after a head injury. What is agreed upon is that in order to avoid cumulative brain damage and the second impact syndrome, no athlete still suffering post-concussion symptoms should return to competition. This article is meant to serve only as a guideline as the final decision in every instance is a clinical judgement.

Language: en