Concussion Recognition: A Guide for Parents and Coaches
As parents and coaches, ensuring the safety and well-being of children, adolescents, and young adults engaged in organized or recreational sports athletes is your top priority. This guide will help you to recognize and respond to concussions in youth athletes. The guide is based on the latest 6th International Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport1 and the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine2 definition of concussion/mild traumatic brain injury.
Authors
- Ann Guernon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2484-1528)
- John J. Leddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0370-1289)
- Tracey Wallace (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6820-4363)
- Ruairi Connolly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3128-8097)
- Noemi Maureen Lansang
- Jennifer V. Wethe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2911-1129)
- Julia Drattell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2982-4890)
- Akuadasuo Ezenyilimba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7341-9847)
- Jacob I. McPherson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1785-6203)
- Zainab Al Lawati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0879-8267)
- Karen McCulloch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4228-0517)
- Jaclyn A. Stephens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2662-0104)
- A G Murray
- William J. Panenka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7143-6512)
- Samir Belagaje (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0463-1507)
- Quratulain Khan
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2025.09.012
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00