concussion

August 28, 2024

For former NFL players, football before age 12 not linked to worse health later in life: study

Data from 4,189 former NFL athletes who spanned the ages of 24-89 show no evidence playing organized football younger than age 12 led to more cognitive, mood, sleep, cardiovascular or other health issues later in life. These results, which are published in Sports Medicine, contrast with previous small studies from a decade ago.

By Holly Fletcher
July 19, 2022

For young concussion patients, managing visual symptoms crucial

A policy statement from Vanderbilt and other institutions says it’s essential that pediatricians and other clinicians know how to screen, identify and initiate clinical management of visual symptoms after this common childhood injury.

By Nancy Humphrey
April 28, 2022

Care access pathways similar for young Black and white athletes in concussion network

Vanderbilt research found that both Black and white young athletes who suffered concussions while within a sport-related concussion (SRC) clinic referral did not experience health disparities related to their care.

By Craig Boerner
Scott Zuckerman, MD, MPH, left, Aaron Yengo-Kahn, MD, and colleagues are studying sports-related concussion recovery patterns in young Black and white athletes.
September 23, 2021

Study explores concussion recovery by race

Vanderbilt researchers are exploring the outcomes and experiences of Black and White athletes following a sports-related concussion.

By Nancy Humphrey
November 1, 2018

New registry seeks answers to sports concussion mysteries

News of sport-related concussions may rule airtime on ESPN, but it wasn’t until the early 2000s that the situational factors surrounding concussions and the severity of symptoms were studied from a medical perspective.

By Kelsey Herbers
September 20, 2018

CDC releases new mild traumatic brain injury guideline

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new clinical recommendations for health care providers treating children with mild traumatic brain injury, often referred to as concussion.

By Tom Wilemon
March 8, 2018

Study finds concussion severity worsens later in football season

New research by the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center indicates the severity of concussions among high school football players is worse later in the season.
By Tom Wilemon
March 30, 2017

NFL names Sills as league’s first-ever chief medical officer

Vanderbilt’s Allen Sills, M.D., has been chosen by the National Football League (NFL) to be its chief medical officer, a newly created position.
By Tom Wilemon
March 16, 2017

Concussion baseline testing now available for younger children

The Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center is now offering neurocognitive testing that helps physicians better manage treatment of concussions in younger children.
By Tom Wilemon
October 13, 2016

Guidelines to help concussed students return to school

Tennessee is about to join a handful of states with “Return to Learn” guidelines that recommend how to help students who have suffered concussions ease back into the classroom.
By Tom Wilemon
July 28, 2016

Seminar focuses on latest concussion research

Neuropsychologist Gary Solomon, Ph.D., recently weighed in on one of the hottest debates in sports medicine, asserting that research doesn’t support the popular theory that concussions put athletes at higher risk for psychiatric illness.
By Tom Wilemon
May 26, 2016

Study finds family history may play role in young athletes’ recovery from concussion

Young athletes who experience a sports-related concussion are more likely to suffer a prolonged period of symptoms if they also have a family history of mood disorders, psychiatric illnesses or migraines, according to a study from the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center (VSCC) published in Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 22, 2015

Guillamondegui: One standard needed to track concussions

Data in sports concussion studies will continue to be disputed as long as the injuries are diagnosed by differing standards instead of universal guidelines, a Vanderbilt investigator concludes in a recent review.
By Tom Wilemon
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