Performance on auditory, vestibular, and visual tests is stable across two seasons of youth tackle football.
Brain Inj
; 34(2): 236-244, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
Few studies have tracked neurologic function in youth football players longitudinally. This study aimed to determine whether changes in tests of auditory, vestibular, and/or visual functions are evident after participation in one or two seasons of youth tackle football.StudyDesign:
Prospective cohort study.Subjects andMethods:
Before their 2017 and/or 2018 seasons, male tackle football players (ages 7-14 yrs) completed three tests that tend to exhibit acute disruptions following a concussion (1) the FFR (frequency-following response), aphysiologic test of auditory function, (2) the BESS (Balance Error Scoring System), a test of vestibular function, and (3) the King-Devick, a test of oculomotor function. We planned to repeat these on all subjects at the end of each season.Results:
Performance on neurosensory tests was stable, with no changes observed in FFR or King-Devick and a slight improvement observed in BESS performance across each season. Performance was also stable over two years for the subjects who participated both years. Across-season test-retest reliability correlations were high.Conclusions:
In the absence of concussion, young athletes' performance on the FFR, King-Devick, and BESS is stable across one or two seasons of youth tackle football.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Traumatismos em Atletas
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Concussão Encefálica
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Futebol Americano
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Brain Inj
Assunto da revista:
CEREBRO
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos