Abstract
Neurosensory tests have emerged as components of sport-related concussion management. Limited normative data are available in healthy, nonconcussed youth athletes. Patients & methods/results: In 2017 and 2018, we tested 108 youth tackle football players immediately before their seasons on the frequency-following response, Balance Error Scoring System, and King-Devick test. We compared results with published data in older and/or and nonathlete populations. Performance on all tests improved with age. Frequency-following response and Balance Error Scoring System results aligned with socioeconomic status. Performance was not correlated across neurosensory domains. Conclusion: Baseline neurosensory functions in seven 14-year-old male tackle football players are consistent with previously published data. Results reinforce the need for individual baselines or demographic-specific norms and the use of multiple neurosensory measures in sport-related concussion management.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 0008 |
Journal | Concussion |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- clinical testing
- concussion
- frequency-following response
- sensory systems
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology