@article{ref1,
title="Mixed messages from the 'mild traumatic brain injury' and 'sport-related concussion' literatures: clinical implications",
journal="Brain injury",
year="2021",
author="King, Nigel S. and Coates, Alice",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: The Sport-related Concussion (SRC) literature has three areas of emphasis which in some circumstances can be detrimental to the recovery of a patient after a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI). These include the role of organic factors in post-concussion symptoms, the need to be asymptomatic to return to play and the later-life complications of sustaining multiple MTBIs. These contrast with quite different emphases in the broader MTBI literature and can cause significant anxiety for some patients with prolonged post-concussion symptoms (PCS).<br><br>METHODS: This paper presents for the first time a case where such factors operated.<br><br>RESULTS: Five sessions of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) to address these elements resulted in the complete amelioration of persisting PCS.<br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Anxiety due to maladaptive cognitions influenced by the 'mixed messages' from the SRC literature can exacerbate or solely maintain persisting PCS but may be successfully addressed with CBT.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-9052",
doi="10.1080/02699052.2021.1890216",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2021.1890216"
}