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Consensus statement on concussion in sport: The 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport-Amsterdam, October 2022

  • Jon S. Patricios
  • , Kathryn J. Schneider
  • , Jiri Dvorak
  • , Osman Hassan Ahmed
  • , Cheri Blauwet
  • , Robert C. Cantu
  • , Gavin A. Davis
  • , Ruben J. Echemendia
  • , Michael Makdissi
  • , Michael McNamee
  • , Steven Broglio
  • , Carolyn A. Emery
  • , Nina Feddermann-Demont
  • , Gordon Ward Fuller
  • , Christopher C. Giza
  • , Kevin M. Guskiewicz
  • , Brian Hainline
  • , Grant L. Iverson
  • , Jeffrey S. Kutcher
  • , John J. Leddy
  • David Maddocks, Geoff Manley, Michael McCrea, Laura K. Purcell, Margot Putukian, Haruhiko Sato, Markku P. Tuominen, Michael Turner, Keith Owen Yeates, Stanley A. Herring, Willem Meeuwisse
  • University of the Witwatersrand
  • University of Calgary
  • Schulthess Klinik - Schulthess Clinic
  • University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
  • The Football Association
  • Harvard University
  • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Boston University
  • Murdoch Children's Research Institute
  • Cabrini Health
  • University of Missouri at Kansas City
  • Inc
  • Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
  • La Trobe University
  • KU Leuven
  • Swansea University
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • University of Zurich
  • University of Sheffield
  • University of California at Los Angeles
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Kutcher Clinic for Sports Neurology
  • Perry Maddocks Trollope Lawyers
  • University of California at San Francisco
  • Medical College of Wisconsin
  • McMaster University
  • Major League Soccer
  • Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital
  • Medisport Ltd
  • International Concussion & Head Injury Research Foundation
  • University College London
  • University of Washington
  • National Hockey League, New York

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Abstract

For over two decades, the Concussion in Sport Group has held meetings and developed five international statements on concussion in sport. This 6th statement summarises the processes and outcomes of the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Amsterdam on 27-30 October 2022 and should be read in conjunction with the (1) methodology paper that outlines the consensus process in detail and (2) 10 systematic reviews that informed the conference outcomes. Over 3½ years, author groups conducted systematic reviews of predetermined priority topics relevant to concussion in sport. The format of the conference, expert panel meetings and workshops to revise or develop new clinical assessment tools, as described in the methodology paper, evolved from previous consensus meetings with several new components. Apart from this consensus statement, the conference process yielded revised tools including the Concussion Recognition Tool-6 (CRT6) and Sport Concussion Assessment Tool-6 (SCAT6, Child SCAT6), as well as a new tool, the Sport Concussion Office Assessment Tool-6 (SCOAT6, Child SCOAT6). This consensus process also integrated new features including a focus on the para athlete, the athlete's perspective, concussion-specific medical ethics and matters related to both athlete retirement and the potential long-term effects of SRC, including neurodegenerative disease. This statement summarises evidence-informed principles of concussion prevention, assessment and management, and emphasises those areas requiring more research.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)695-711
Number of pages17
JournalBritish Journal of Sports Medicine
Volume57
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2023

Keywords

  • Brain Concussion
  • Consensus
  • Sport

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