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Investigators from the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Research Institute conducted a prospective cohort study to determine the incidence of concussion, duration of concussion symptoms, and time to return to sport and school after concussion in American youth football participants. All parents of 5–14-year-old participants in a city youth football league during two 10-week seasons were invited to participate in the study. Enrolled parent and youth participants completed a baseline demographic survey that also queried the child’s history of prior concussion and mental health history (history of diagnosed depression, anxiety, and ADHD).
The primary outcome was confirmed football-related concussion. Potential concussions …
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