Mind the gaps—advancing research into short-term and long-term neuropsychological outcomes of youth sports-related concussions
Year: 2015
Type: review
Abstract: Sports-related concussion is increasingly recognized as a potential danger to paediatric populations, but its short-term and long-term consequences remain poorly understood. This Expert Consensus Document is the result of a 1-day meeting convened by Safe Kids Worldwide, the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, and the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, with the aim of highlighting knowledge gaps and areas of critically needed research in youth sports-related concussion. Sports-related concussions and repetitive subconcussive exposure are increasingly recognized as potential dangers to paediatric populations, but much remains unknown about the short-term and long-term consequences of these events, including potential cognitive impairment and risk of later-life dementia. This Expert Consensus Document is the result of a 1-day meeting convened by Safe Kids Worldwide, the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, and the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. The goal is to highlight knowledge gaps and areas of critically needed research in the areas of concussion science, dementia, genetics, diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, neuroimaging, sports injury surveillance, and information sharing. For each of these areas, we propose clear and achievable paths to improve the understanding, treatment and prevention of youth sports-related concussions.
Source: Nature Reviews Neurology
Authors: Aaron J. Carman, Rennie Ferguson, Robert Cantu, R. Dawn Comstock, Penny A. Dacks, Steven T. DeKosky, Sam Gandy, James Gilbert, Chad Gilliland, Gerard Gioia, Christopher Giza, Michael Greicius, Brian Hainline, Ronald L. Hayes, James Hendrix, Barry Jordan, James Kovach, Rachel F. Lane, Rebekah Mannix, Thomas Murray, Tad Seifert, Diana W. Shineman, Eric Warren, Elisabeth Wilde, Huntington Willard, Howard M. Fillit
Institutions: Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, Safe Kids Worldwide, Boston University, Boston Medical Center, University of Colorado Denver, University of Virginia, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, George Washington University, University of California System, Stanford Medicine, Stanford University, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Banyan Biomarkers (United States), Alzheimer's Association, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard University, Hastings Center, University of Kentucky, Norton Healthcare, Novant Health, Baylor College of Medicine
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Award: G3225755482
OpenAlex ID: W1989600089