International Consensus
Implementation of the 2017 Berlin Concussion in Sport Group Consensus Statement in contact and collision sports: a joint position statement from 11 national and international sports organisations
The 2017 Berlin Concussion in Sport Group Consensus Statement provides a global summary of best practice in concussion prevention, diagnosis and management, underpinned by systematic reviews and expert consensus.
BJSM Online First, published on March 2, 2018 as 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099079.
Concussion Guidelines Step 1: Systematic Review of Prevalent Indicators
Copyright © 2014 by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
To conduct a systematic review of the highest-quality literature about concussion and to assemble evidence about the prevalence and associations of key indicators of concussion. The goal was to establish an evidence-based foundation from which to derive, in future work, a definition, diagnostic criteria, and prognostic indicators
for concussion.
Systematic Review of Prognosis and Return to Play After Sport Concussion: Results of the International Collaboration on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Prognosis
Source: MEDLINE and other databases were searched (2001e2012) with terms including “craniocerebral trauma” and “sports.” Reference lists of eligible articles were also searched.
To synthesize the best available evidence on prognosis after sport concussion.
Summary of evidence-based guideline update: Evaluation and management of concussion in sports
Report of the Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Management of Sport Concussion
To provide athletic trainers, physicians, and other health care professionals with best-practice guidelines for the management of sport-related concussions.
Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: The 4th International Conference on Concussion in Sport Held in Zurich, November 2012
This paper is a revision and update of the recommendations developed following the 1st (Vienna 2001), 2nd (Prague 2004) and 3rd (Zurich 2008) International Consensus Conferences on Concussion in Sport and is based on the deliberations at the 4th International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich, November 2012.
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine position statement: concussion in sport
Harmon KG, et al. Br J Sports Med 2013;47:15–26. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2012-091941
The purpose of this statement is to provide an evidence-based, best practises summary to assist physicians with the evaluation and management of sports-related concussion and to establish the level of evidence, knowledge gaps and areas requiring additional research.
Concussion (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury) and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement—2011 Update
Authors: Stanley A. Herring, M.D., Chair, Seattle, WA; Robert C. Cantu, M.D., Boston, MA; Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., ATC, Chapel Hill, NC; Margot Putukian, M.D., Princeton, NJ; W. Ben Kibler, M.D., Lexington, KY
This document provides an overview of select medical issues that are important to team physicians who are responsible for athletes with concussion. It is not intended as a standard of care and should not be interpreted as such. This document is only a guide and, as such, is of a general nature, consistent with the reasonable, objective practice of the healthcare professional.
Summary and agreement statement of the 2nd International Conference on Concussion in Sport, Prague 2004
Authors: P McCrory, K Johnston, W Meeuwisse, M Aubry, R Cantu, J Dvorak, T Graf-Baumann, J Kelly, M Lovell, P Schamasch
Source: Br J Sports Med 2005;39:196–204. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.018614
In November 2001, the 1st International Symposium on Concussion in Sport was held in Vienna, Austria to provide recommendations for the improvement of safety and health of athletes who suffer concussive injuries in ice hockey, football (soccer), and other sports.
Consensus statement on Concussion in Sport. The 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich, November 2008
Authors: P. McCrorya, W. Meeuwisse, K. Johnston, J. Dvorak, M. Aubry, M. Molloy, R. Cantu
This paper is a revision and update of the recommendations developed following the 1st (Vienna) and 2nd (Prague) International Symposia on Concussion in Sport.1,2 The Zurich Consensus statement is designed to build on the principles outlined in the original Vienna and Prague documents and to develop further conceptual understanding of this problem using a formal consensus-based approach..
