Researcher Sam Hockett demonstrates the Mizzou Point-of-Care Assessment System, a portable tool that can assess movement, balance and reaction times to spot a possible concussion. A groundbreaking ...

Nurse practitioners can help prevent patients from experiencing long-term cognitive effects by screening patients for concussions. Almost half of trauma patients (41%) admitted to the hospital have a ...

This screening event is the first of its kind at the University of Missouri, said Komal Ashraf, director of the Concussion Program. MU Health Care’s Concussion Program is offering a free baseline ...

Objective To predict the number of days removed from sport following a diagnosed concussion in middle school aged children using the Child Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5 th Edition (Child SCAT5).

Objective Establish the natural history of clinical signs and symptoms, and neurocognitive function, in motorsport athletes. Major hypothesis; the SCAT5 can capture sport-specific subjective and ...

Reported symptoms were more accurate for concussion diagnosis than objective cognitive testing was, a case-control study of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes found. Diagnostic ...

Diagnosing a concussion can be tricky. Although many degrees of head trauma can cause one, the most common concussions—those that result from mild head injuries—generally do not involve identifiable ...

When college athletes are evaluated for a possible concussion, the diagnosis is based on an athletic trainer or team physician's assessment of three things: the player's symptoms, physical balance and ...

When college athletes are evaluated for a possible concussion, the diagnosis is based on an athletic trainer or team physician's assessment of three things: the player's symptoms, physical balance and ...

MU Health Care’s Concussion Program is offering a free baseline screening event from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on July 22. Registration for the event, which will be held at the Missouri Athletic Center, 2902 ...