concussion Archive

August 8, 2013

Variety of strategies needed to evaluate concussion recovery

A new study of concussion in cheerleaders found neurocognitive testing was more accurate than an athlete’s symptom self-report when assessing recovery.

By VUMC News and Communications
December 13, 2012

International meet focuses on latest concussion research

Vanderbilt University Medical Center was well represented in Zurich, Switzerland, at the fourth International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport, which assembled the world’s leading concussion medical experts and athletic governing bodies to discuss concussion care and policy.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 8, 2012

Summit explores VU’s wide range of concussion services

Vanderbilt’s wide range of concussion services and research was on display recently during the first-ever concussion summit hosted by the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center (VSCC).

By VUMC News and Communications
October 4, 2012

Summit set to explore concussion care, research

The Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center is hosting a summit for Vanderbilt clinicians and researchers involved in concussion care or research within the University or Medical Center.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 2, 2012

VU study shows no gender gap in sports concussions

A new study conducted to review symptoms and neurocognitive findings in male and female high school soccer players revealed no gender-related differences.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 27, 2012

Young athlete’s case illustrates concussion’s lingering effects

Cannon County High School basketball player Rebekah Faulkner doesn’t remember much about colliding with a rival player during a training camp game early this summer.

By VUMC News and Communications