Posted by Matthew Mac Partlin on Thursday, March 28, 2013



The American Academy of Neurology released their guidelines on concussion in sport this month. They serve as an update to the existing guidelines, orginally published in 1997. The evidence is mostly drawn from field sports; rugby, soccer, hockey, basketball. 7 of the 12 panel of experts were non-neurologists, drawing from other specialties that are involved in managing concussed athletes. The 2013 guidelines involved a review of all ava...
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