Sports Neurology

Sports Neurology is designed to be a comprehensive overview of neurology within the context of sports medicine. This definitive text addresses the history of sports neurology, including its unique role within sports medicine, and provides a detailed assessment of central and peripheral nervous system injuries and illnesses in athletes. Sports Neurology is a critical companion for all sports medicine clinicians and for neurologists who manage athletes. Provides an introduction and overview of concussion in sport, discussing the epidemiology, biomechanics and pathophysiology of concussion, as well as considerations for sideline evaluation and emergency room diagnosis and management Explores the long-term consequences of concussion and repetitive head impacts and the relationship with neurodegeneration Offers an overview of mild, moderate and severe brain injury classification; compares moderate and severe traumatic brain injury within the context of civilian, military and sports circumstances Describes key issues for the evaluation and treatment of cervical spinal cord injuries, peripheral nerve injuries, and sports-related pain Provides an overview of neuroepidemiology and the importance of obtaining meaningful sport-related neuroepidemiologic data that will ultimately provide the foundation for making data-driven decisions for central and peripheral nervous system injuries in sport

This issue of Neurologic Clinics, Edited by Dr. Tad Seifert, will do a comprehensive review of Sports Neurology. Some of the topics discussed in the issue include, but are not limited to: Biomechanical Aspects of Sports-Related Head Injuries; Peripheral Nerve Injuries in Sport; CNS Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sport, Sleep, Recovery, and Performance in Sport; Pathophysiology of Sports-Related Concussion; Neurologic Injuries in Noncontact Sports; Neuropsychological Screening in Concussion; Neurosurgical Emergencies in Sport; Psychiatric Comorbidities in Sport; and Biomarkers and Their Role in Sport-Related Head Trauma, among others.

Sports Neurology is designed to be a comprehensive overview of neurology within the context of sports medicine. This definitive text addresses the history of sports neurology, including its unique role within sports medicine, and provides a detailed assessment of central and peripheral nervous system injuries and illnesses in athletes. Sports Neurology is a critical companion for all sports medicine clinicians and for neurologists who manage athletes.

The updated and expanded Second Edition of this volume is a comprehensive guide to the recognition, evaluation, and treatment of neurologic illnesses and injuries in athletes. This edition features expanded coverage of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine injuries and new chapters on transient quadraparalysis, degenerative and movement disorders, and multiple sclerosis and exercise. Other new topics addressed include sports neuropsychology, functional anatomy and biomechanics of the spine, electromyographic analysis of functional activity, and Special Olympics.

Revised from the 1989 edition to incorporate the growing public concern about concussion in sports and the resulting professional guidelines for evaluating and managing it, the emergence of neuropsychology as an important tool for evaluating neurocognitive impairment associated with traumatic brain injury in sports and recovery from it, the increased awareness of the second-impact syndrome and its pathobiology, and neurodiagnostic approaches to evaluating transient neurapraxia to the cervical spinal cord. Also expands the consideration of the spine and adds several new disorders. Discusses general concepts, neurologic disorders in the athlete, and neurologic injuries specific to 14 sports. A reference for practitioners. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

"Sports neurology" is designed to be a comprehensive overview of neurology within the context of sports medicine. This definitive text addresses the history of sports neurology, including its unique role within sports medicine, and provides a detailed assessment of central and peripheral nervous system injuries and illnesses in athletes. "Sports neurology" is a critical companion for all sports medicine clinicians and for neurologists who manage athletes.

Provides techniques for diagnosis and treatment of concussion and other injuries to the head, spine, and peripheral nervous system. This evidence-based reference bridges the gap between principles and practice to better manage these serious injuries.

In the past decade, few subjects at the intersection of medicine and sports have generated as much public interest as sports-related concussions - especially among youth. Despite growing awareness of sports-related concussions and campaigns to educate athletes, coaches, physicians, and parents of young athletes about concussion recognition and management, confusion and controversy persist in many areas. Currently, diagnosis is based primarily on the symptoms reported by the individual rather than on objective diagnostic markers, and there is little empirical evidence for the optimal degree and duration of physical rest needed to promote recovery or the best timing and approach for returning to full physical activity. Sports-Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science, Changing the Culture reviews the science of sports-related concussions in youth from elementary school through young adulthood, as well as in military personnel and their dependents. This report recommends actions that can be taken by a range of audiences - including research funding agencies, legislatures, state and school superintendents and athletic directors, military organizations, and equipment manufacturers, as well as youth who participate in sports and their parents - to improve what is known about concussions and to reduce their occurrence. Sports-Related Concussions in Youth finds that while some studies provide useful information, much remains unknown about the extent of concussions in youth; how to diagnose, manage, and prevent concussions; and the short- and long-term consequences of concussions as well as repetitive head impacts that do not result in concussion symptoms. The culture of sports negatively influences athletes' self-reporting of concussion symptoms and their adherence to return-to-play guidance. Athletes, their teammates, and, in some cases, coaches and parents may not fully appreciate the health threats posed by concussions. Similarly, military recruits are immersed in a culture that includes devotion to duty and service before self, and the critical nature of concussions may often go unheeded. According to Sports-Related Concussions in Youth, if the youth sports community can adopt the belief that concussions are serious injuries and emphasize care for players with concussions until they are fully recovered, then the culture in which these athletes perform and compete will become much safer. Improving understanding of the extent, causes, effects, and prevention of sports-related concussions is vitally important for the health and well-being of youth athletes. The findings and recommendations in this report set a direction for research to reach this goal.