Citation

Covassin T, Savage J, Bretzin AC, Lafevor M. Int. J. Psychophysiol. 2018; 132(Pt A): 9-13.

Affiliation

Michigan State University, Department of Kinesiology, 308 W Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.09.010

PMID

28927725

Abstract

Approximately 1.6 to 3.8 million recreational and sports-related concussions (SRC) occur each year in the Unites States. Research suggest that female athletes are at a greater risk for a SRC compared to male athletes competing in comparable sports (i.e., soccer, basketball). Moreover, female athletes have reported more total symptoms and greater neurocognitive impairments following a SRC. Female athletes have been found to report greater symptom provocation as measured by the Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening (VOMS), and increased brain activation compared to males. There is a scarcity of research on long-term effects of SRC in male and female athletes. Therefore, the aim of this review article is to summarize the existing literature on sex differences in acute and sub-acute SRC outcomes.

Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Language: en

Keywords

Electrophysiology; Neurocognitive; Sex differences; Symptoms