Vision testing an effective tool for detecting concussion on the sidelines
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 13:30
in Psychology & Sociology
A test of rapid number naming detected concussion 86 percent of the time among youth, collegiate and professional athletes, a meta-analysis concludes. When combined with rapid assessments of balance and cognition, the testing battery was able to detect 100 percent of concussions that occurred among athletes in the studies that measured this outcome.