Computerised cognitive assessment of athletes with sports related head injury

• Published in: British Journal of Sports Medicine Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 297 - 302
• Main Authors: Collie, A, Darby, D, Maruff, P
• Format: Journal Article Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine 01.10.2001; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Group
• Subjects: Athletes; Athletic Injuries - complications; Brain Injuries - complications; Cognition Disorders - diagnosis; Cognition Disorders - etiology; Cognitive ability; cognitive assessment; computerised; Concussion; Decision making; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted - methods; Female; Football; head; Head injuries; Humans; injury; Internet; Male; Neuropsychological Tests; neuropsychology; Participation; Professional soccer; Psychomotor Performance; Reaction Time; Reproducibility of Results; Review; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sports injuries; Traumatic brain injury

Professional and amateur participants in many sports are at risk of brain injury caused by impact with other players or objects. In many cases, mild cognitive deficits may persist after the common neurological signs of brain injury have passed. In recent years, the athlete's cognitive status af...