Реферат: Injuries In Sports Essay Research Paper Relationship

players from 4 Division IA football programs: Michigan State

University, East Lansing (n=119); the University of Florida, Gainesville

(n=106); the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa (n=85); and the

University of Utah, Salt Lake City (n=83).

At the initial preseason baseline session, the following self-reported

data were collected: age, playing position, SAT/ACT scores

(Scholastic Aptitude Test/American College Testing, ie, college

entrance examination scores), history of LD, neurological history (eg,

central nervous system neoplasm or epilepsy), history of psychiatric

illness (eg, depression and/or mania or anxiety), history of alcohol

and/or drug abuse, prior sports played, and history of concussion.

Educational records at each institution were used to verify a

documented history of diagnosed LD. A standardized concussion

history form was administered at baseline to obtain detailed

information regarding previous concussions, year of concussion,

description of incident, nature and duration of relevant symptoms (eg,

confusion and/or disorientation, retrograde and/or anterograde

amnesia, and loss of consciousness), neuroimaging results (if any),

and days lost from participation in football (if any). Athletes who

reported amnesia were asked to provide any known collateral

information from the athletic trainer, sports-medicine physician, or

other source familiar with the details of the incident. All previous

concussions were classified using the practice parameter of the

American Academy of Neurology.19

Protocol and Outcome Measures

Preseason Baseline Evaluation

Appropriate review for research with human subjects was granted

separately from the 4 institutions at which the participants were

enrolled. Each participant provided written informed consent for