Neuropsychological Testing
NeuroFlex® In Practice – A Case Study
The NeuroFlex® platform uses virtual reality technology to track head and eye movements, to scientifically determine whether a concussion has taken place, taking away the guess work. Results are combined with expert assessment and treatment, to accurately diagnose if a concussion is present, and develop a personalised recovery plan to facilitate safe return to the play.
Baseline Neurocognitive Testing in Sports-Related Concussions: The Importance of a Prior Night’s Sleep
Authors: D. Jake McClure, Scott L. Zuckerman, Scott J. Kutscher, Andrew J. Gregory and Gary S. Solomon
The management of sports-related concussions (SRCs) utilizes serial neurocognitive assessments and selfreported symptom inventories to assess recovery and safety for return to play (RTP). Because postconcussive RTP goals include symptom resolution and a return to neurocognitive baseline levels, clinical decisions rest in part on understanding modifiers of this baseline. Several studies have reported age and sex to influence baseline neurocognitive performance, but few have assessed the potential effect of sleep. We chose to investigate the effect of reported sleep duration on baseline Immediate Post- Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) performance and the number of patient-reported symptoms.
The Role of Neuroimaging in Sport-Related Concussion
Authors: Sanjay P. Prabhu, MBBS, FRCRa,b,*
Source: Clin Sports Med 30 (2011) 103–114
TIndividuals engaged in various sports and recreational physical activities are prone to injury. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 1.1 million people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are treated and released from emergency departments in the United States each year and an additional 235,000 are hospitalized for these injuries.
A Critical Review of Neuroimaging Applications in Sports Concussion
Authors: Dalin T. Pulsipher, PhD1,2, Richard A. Campbell, PhD1, Robert Thoma, PhD1, and John H. King, PhD1
Source: The American College of Sports Medicine
While abnormalities related to concussion are typically not identified on traditional clinical neuroimaging (i.e., computed tomography [CT] or magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]), more sophisticated neuroimaging techniques have the potential to reveal the complex neurometabolic processes related to concussion and its recovery.
Who should conduct and interpret the neuropsychological assessment in sports-related concussion?
Source: R J Echemendia,1 S Herring,2 J Bailes3
This paper seeks to (i) describe the education and training of clinical neuropsychologists, (ii) discuss the significant differences between test administration and clinical assessment, (iii) outline the complex factors involved in psychometric test theory and test interpretation, and (iv) provide a framework for the role of clinical neuropsychologists in the interpretation and administration of neuropsychological instruments within the sports context.
Effect of Concussion on Clinically Measured Reaction Time in 9 NCAA Division I Collegiate Athletes: A Preliminary Study
Source: James T. Eckner, MD, MS, Jeffrey S. Kutcher, MD, James K. Richardson, MD
To evaluate the effect of concussion on clinically measured reaction time (RTclin) and in comparison to a computerized reaction time measure (RTcomp).
Dementia pugilistica
Source: MedLink Corporation
Dementia pugilistica is a syndrome characterized by motor, psychiatric, and cognitive symptoms (Morrison 1986; Guterman and Smith 1987; Jordan 1987; Mendez 1995; Erlanger et al 1999; Jordan 2000; Blennow et al 2005; Toth et al 2005). Dementia pugilistica is the progressive, end-stage of the chronic traumatic encephalopathy of boxers.
Temporal window of metabolic brain vulnerability to concussions: mitochondrial-related impairment—part 1
Source: www.neurosurgery-online.com
In the present study, we investigate the existence of a temporal window of brain vulnerability in rats undergoing repeat mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) delivered at increasing time intervals.
Sex differences in neuropsychological function and post-concussion symptoms of concussed collegiate athletes
Source: www.neurosurgery-online.com
Our purpose was to determine whether sex differences exist with respect to post-concussion symptoms and neurocognitive function in concussed collegiate athletes.
Letter to the Editor SAJSM June 2007: Ethically we can no longer sit on the fence?
We would like to comment on the review article by Shuttleworth – Edwards et al “Ethically we can no longer sit on the fence – a neuropsychological perspective on the cerebrally hazardous contact sports”, published in the July edition of your Journal.
