In this issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, guest editor Dr. Stephanie Alessi-LaRosa brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Concussion and Head Injuries in Sports. Guidelines for sports-related concussions have changed significantly over the last ten years, and this issue updates sports medicine providers on these new developments, providing a unique perspective through the lens of sports neurologists. It also highlights the multidisciplinary team approach to this highly variable and individualized sports injury through chapters on other systems impacted, including cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and psychiatric.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Foreword - p. xiii 8. Preface - p. xv 9. The Pathophysiology of Concussive Brain Injury - p. 225 10. Biomechanical Considerations of Concussion - p. 243 11. Diagnosis and Management of Concussion - p. 257 12. Mimickers of Concussion Presentations - p. 269 13. Safe Return to Sport Following Concussion - p. 279 14. Rehabilitation Considerations for the Management of Concussion - p. 301 15. Functional Visual Impairments from Concussion - p. 317 16. Implications of Cervical Spine Conditions on Post-Traumatic Headaches - p. 327 17. Biomarkers and Advanced Imaging of Head Injuries - p. 343 18. Cardiac Dysautonomia after Concussion in Athletes - p. 359 19. Management of Post-Traumatic Brain Injury Neuropsychiatric Symptoms - p. 373 20. Persisting Symptoms after Concussion - p. 385
In this issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, guest editor Dr. Stephanie Alessi-LaRosa brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Concussion and Head Injuries in Sports. Guidelines for sports-related concussions have changed significantly over the last ten years, and this issue updates sports medicine providers on these new developments, providing a unique perspective through the lens of sports neurologists. It also highlights the multidisciplinary team approach to this highly variable and individualized sports injury through chapters on other systems impacted, including cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and psychiatric.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Foreword - p. xiii 8. Preface - p. xv 9. The Pathophysiology of Concussive Brain Injury - p. 225 10. Biomechanical Considerations of Concussion - p. 243 11. Diagnosis and Management of Concussion - p. 257 12. Mimickers of Concussion Presentations - p. 269 13. Safe Return to Sport Following Concussion - p. 279 14. Rehabilitation Considerations for the Management of Concussion - p. 301 15. Functional Visual Impairments from Concussion - p. 317 16. Implications of Cervical Spine Conditions on Post-Traumatic Headaches - p. 327 17. Biomarkers and Advanced Imaging of Head Injuries - p. 343 18. Cardiac Dysautonomia after Concussion in Athletes - p. 359 19. Management of Post-Traumatic Brain Injury Neuropsychiatric Symptoms - p. 373 20. Persisting Symptoms after Concussion - p. 385
