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Concussion / Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Guide: Is it a Concussion?

Is it a Concussion?

For assessment tools, please see the Assessment & Concussion Screening tab.

Diagnosing Concussion

Concussion symptoms are often organized into four catagories:

  • physical symptoms (dizziness, headache)

 

  • cognitive symptoms (difficulty concentrating or remembering)

 

  • emotional/behavioral symptoms (depression, irritability)

 

  • sleeping symptoms (drowsiness, or an inability to fall asleep)

CMCC Concussion Baselines/Return-To-Play Video

Brain or Strain? Symptoms Alone Do Not Distinguish Physiologic Concussion from Cervical/Vestibular Injury

This article addresses the challenges in distinguishing physiologic postconcussion disorder from a cervicogenic/vestibular postconcussion disorder.

Citation: Leddy JJ, Baker JG, Merchant A, Picano J, Gaile D, Matuszak J, Willer B. Brain or Strain? Symptoms Alone Do Not Distinguish Physiologic Concussion From Cervical/Vestibular Injury. Clin J Sport Med. 2014 Jul 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25051194.