Concussion in Ice Hockey: Current Gaps and Future Directions in an Objective Diagnosis

Conclusions: There is a need for an objective diagnosis of SRC that will quantify severity, establish a prognosis, and provide effective evidence-based treatment. Potential methods to improve concussion diagnosis by health care providers include a standardized concussion survey, the King–Devick test, a quantified electroencephalogram, and blood analysis for brain cell-specific biomarkers.
Source: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: General Review Source Type: research