Center for College and University Concussion Assessment, Management and Testing
Featured Articles
Journal Articles -- Neuropsych
Journal Articles -- Balance Assessment
Concussions in the News
NATA Position Statement: Management of Sport Related Concussion - Guskiweicz et al - JAT 2004
Links of Interest
Tools for Concussion Assessment
Survey of Practice Patterns in Concussion Assessment and Management
Michael Ferrara, Michael McCrae, Connie Peterson, Kevin Guskiewicz
Journal of Athletic Training; 2001, 36 (2)
Concussions in Sport
Wojtys et al
American Journal of Sports Medicine; 1999, 27 (5)
Postural Stability and Neuropsychological Deficits After Concussion in Sports
Kevin Guskiewicz, Scott Ross, Stephen Marshall
Journal of Athletic Training 2001, 36 (3)
Postural Stability and Neuropsychological Deficits After Concussion in Sports
Kevin Guskiewicz, Scott Ross, Stephen Marshall
Journal of Athletic Training 2001, 36 (3)
University Protocols
University of Maryland - Concussion Protocol

Utah State University - Concussion Protocol

USU Head Injury Flow Sheet

USU Concussion Contact Sheet

USU Exertional Maneuvers Sheet

USU Functional Protocol

USU Take Home Sheet

USU Modified BESS

James Madison University Concussion Protocol

Bucknell University Head Injury Take Home Sheet


A Comparison of Sideline Versus Clinical Cognitive Test Performance in Collegiate Athletics
James Onate, Kevin Guskiewicz, Bryan Riemann, William Prentice
Journal of Athletic Training 2000; 35 (2)
Monitoring Resolution of Postconcussion Symptoms in Athletics:  Preliminary Results of a Web-Based Neuropshchological Test Protocol
David Erlanger, Ethan Saliba, Jeffrey Barth, Jon Almquist, William Webright, Jason Freeman
Journal of Athletic Training 2001; 36 (3)
The Neurometabolic Cascade of Concussion
Christopher Giza, David Hovda
Journal of Athletic Training 2001; 36 (3)
Management of Cerebral Concussion in Sports:
The Athletic Trainer's Perspective
Scott Oliaro, Scott Anderson, Dan Hooker
Journal of Athletic Training 2001; 36 (3)
University of North Carolina Sports Medicine Research Lab
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ImPACT






A Prospective Functional MR Imaging Study of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in College Football Players
Kelly J. Jantzen, Brian Anderson, Fred L Steinberg, and J. A. Scott Kelso
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 25:738–745, May 2004
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Journal Articles -- Imaging Studies
Journal Articles -- Symptoms
Current Trends in Athletic Training Practice for Concussion Assessment and Management
Andrew J. Notebaert; Kevin M. Guskiewicz
Journal of Athletic Training 2005; 40 (4)
Accute Effects and Recovery Time Following Concussion In Collegiate Athletics
The NCAA Study -- McCrea et al; JAMA 2003; 290 (19)

Summary and agreement statement of the 2nd International Conference on concussion in Sport, Pague 2004
McCrory et al, BJSM 2005; 39.
Cerebral Concussion: Causes, Effects and Risks in Sports
John W. Powell
Journal of Athletic Training 2001; 36 (3)
Epidemiology of Concussion in Collegiate and High School Football Players
Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC*,,, Nancy L. Weaver, MPH*, Darin A. Padua, MA, ATC* and William E. Garrett, Jr., MD, PhD*,
The American Journal of Sports Medicine 28:643-650 (2000)

Return to Play After Concussion: Principles and Practice
Kissick J, Johnston KM
Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine 2005; 15 (6)
Evidence for the Factorial and Construct Validity of a Self-Report Concussion Symptoms Scale -- Scott G. Piland et al
Journal of Athletic Training 2003; 38 (2)
Structural Validity of a Self-Report Concussion -Related Symptom Scale
-- Scott G. Piland et al
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
A study of persistent post-concussion symptoms in mild head trauma using positron emission tomography -- Chen et al
Journal of Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2003: 74
Acute Effects and Recovery Time Following Concussion In Collegiate Athletics
The NCAA Study -- McCrea et al; JAMA 2003; 290 (19)

Grade 1 or 'ding' concussions in high school athletes
Lovell, Collins, Iverson, Johnston, Bradley
American Journal of Sports Medicine.2004;32(1):47-54

Does loss of consciousness predict neuropsychological decrements following concussion?
Lovell, Iverson, Collins, McKeag, Maroon
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 1999;9(4):193-198

Relationship between concussion and neuropsychological performance in college football players
Collins, Grindel, Lovell, Dede, Moser, Phalin, Nogle, Wasik, Cordry, Klotz, Daughtery, Sears, Nicolette, Indelicato, McKeag
Journal of the American Medical Association. 1999;282(10):964-970

Is Neuropsychological Testing Useful in the Management of Sport-Related Concussion?
Christopher Randolph*; Michael McCrea†; William B. Barr‡
Journal of Athletic Training 2005; 40 (3)
Multiple Concussions and Neuropsychological Functioning in Collegiate Football
Stephen N. Macciocchi*; Jeffrey T. Barth; Lauren Littlefield; Robert C. Cantu§
Jounral of Athletic Training 2001; 36 (3)

Implementation of Neuropsychological Testing Models for the High School, Collegiate, and Professional Sport Settings
Christopher Randolph
Jounral of Athletic Training 2001; 36 (3)

The neuropsychological impact of sports-related concussion: a meta-analysis
Heather Belanger
J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2005 Jul;11(4):345-57. Links

Functional Abnormalities in Symptomatic Concussed Athletes: an fMRI Study
Chen et al,
NeuroImage 2004; 22
University of Illinois Brain Injury Research Laboratory
University of Minnesota MTBI Guidelines and Take Home Sheet

NCAA Concussion Management Plan Memorandum - April 29, 2010
University of Illinois Neurotrama Research Lab Survey September 2010

Lawsuit Targets NCAA's Lack of Response to Concussions
Concussion expert wins 'genius grant'
Two former football players sue NCAA over concussion rules