Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC): On-Site Mental Status Evaluation of the Athlete

作者：Michael McCrea, James P. Kelly, CHRISTOPHER C. RANDOLPH, J. Kluge, Edward Bartolic, George Finn, Brian Baxter · 发表于：Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation · 年份：1998 · DOI：10.1097/00001199-199804000-00005 · 被引用次数：473 · 研究领域：Traumatic Brain Injury Research、Sports injuries and prevention、Sport Psychology and Performance

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the clinical utility of the Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC) in detecting concussion in athletes. METHOD: Athletic trainers administered the SAC to 568 nonconcussed high school and college football players prior to the 1995 and 1996 football seasons. Thirty-three of these players experienced concussion and were tested immediately following injury; 28 of the 33 underwent additional follow-up testing 48 hours after the injury. RESULTS: Concussed players scored significantly below nonconcussed controls on all SAC measures and significantly below their own pre-injury baseline performance. Follow-up testing documented return to preinjury baseline. CONCLUSION: These findings support the SAC's effectiveness in detecting concussion and tracking recovery in order to determine a player's fitness to return to play.