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SPORTS MEDICINE:
Test Helps Schools Play It Safe with Concussions
Test Helps Schools Play It Safe with Concussions
By Chris Melchiorre
FOR THE INQUIRER
Posted on Sat, Oct. 30, 2010
Philadelphia Inquirer
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/sports_breaking/
20101030_Test_helps_schools_play_it_safe_with_concussions.html
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The computer screen shows a single wavy line. Later, the screen displays
one simple word, such as "ice," in large, bold print. Then there are a
series of mixed-up X's and O's.
It's all part of a test used to help diagnose a concussion as well as
better understand its effect and the time it takes for the injury to fully
heal.
In the verbal exam, the person who sees ice on the screen must be able to
pick out the word in a list shown later. The wavy line tests visual
memory.
It's not meant to be complicated, Mark Lovell said. "The more complicated
things are, the less useful they usually are," he said.
Lovell is a cocreator of the ImPACT test. ImPACT stands for Immediate
Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing. The test, which takes
about 20 minutes, measures skills such as attention span, verbal memory,
visual memory, reaction time, and impulse control.
After seeing 12 of those simple "target" words for 750 milliseconds each,
the test-taker is presented with a list of 24 words, including the 12 he
just saw. The test-taker simply has to identify the 12 target words among
the 24.
The test, used in dozens of area high schools, first serves as a baseline
test administered to athletes who might be at risk of suffering a
concussion.
After an athlete suffers a concussion, the test is taken again. If the
athlete's score deviates too far from the baseline score, the athlete
shouldn't be playing sports.
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