Analysis of serum cortisol to predict recovery in paediatric sport-related concussion.

CONCLUSION: Paediatric ice hockey players following SRC with abnormally low cortisol may be more susceptible to experiencing increase symptom burden and take longer to return to sport than players with population-based normal cortisol.
PMID: 29400570 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Brain Injury - February 7, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: Brain Inj Source Type: research