1st Edition

Sports Medicine and Neuropsychology the Neuropsychologist's Role in the Assessment and Management of Sports-related Concussions:a Special Issue of applied Neuropsychology

Edited By Eric A. Zillmer Copyright 2003
58 Pages
by Psychology Press

60 Pages
by Psychology Press

The focus of Sports Medicine and Neuropsychology is the question of what role the neuropsychologist should have in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of sports-related concussions. The goal of this special issue is to examine the most current issues facing this growing and dynamic field of neuropsychology. The first article is dedicated to reviewing current issues in the neuropsychological... Read more
Volume 10, Number 1, 2003
Contents: E.A. Zillmer, Introduction to Special Issue of Applied Neuropsychology on Sports-Related Concussions. C.K. McKeever, P. Schatz, Current Issues in the Identification, Assessment, and Management of Concussions in Sports-Related Injuries. T. Covassin, C.B. Swanik, M.L. Sachs, Epidemiological Considerations of Concussions Among Intercollegiate Athletes. E.A. Zillmer, The Neuropsychology of Repeated 1- and 3-Meter Springboard Diving Among College Athletes. F.M. Webbe, S.R. Ochs, Recency and Frequency of Soccer Heading Interact to Decrease Neurocognitive Performance. P. Schatz, E.A. Zillmer, Computer-Based Assessment of Sports-Related Concussion. R. Echemendia, R.C. Cantu, Return to Play Following Sports-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: The Role for Neuropsychology.

Biography

Eric A. Sillmer