A young athlete who sustains a concussion is at risk of developing chronic headaches and dizziness as well as attention and memory problems. (Credit: Ben Grey, flickr.com)
A recently published study tracked 2,112 concussion patients under the age of 18 arriving at a London, ON health centre between 2006 and 2011. It found that nearly half of all concussions were caused by sports, and that more than a third of these were from hockey alone. Two thirds of the concussions occurred in males. Rural patients with concussions were older and 2.5 times as likely to have sustained their injury as a result of a motor vehicle crash compared with urban patients.
Original research paper published in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Study in March, 2014.
Names and affiliations of selected authors
Douglas Fraser, Western University
