Symptom profile following cumulative mild traumatic brain injury in early adolescent rugby union players in South Africa

D. O. Okusanya; W. J. Basson

doi:10.7196/SAJCH.2020.v14i3.01699

Symptom profile following cumulative mild traumatic brain injury in early adolescent rugby union players in South Africa

D. O. Okusanya^*
, W. J. Basson

^*Corresponding author for this work

Psychology

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Background. The symptom profiles of young adolescent rugby and non-contact sports were investigated over one sport season. Objectives. To compare the concussion symptom profiles of rugby players with those of non-contact sport players over a sport season. Methods. In a non-equivalent quasi-experimental design, a group of rugby players (n=99) were compared with a demographically equivalent group of non-contact sport participants (n=74). The computerised Immediate Post-concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (IMPACT) symptom scale was employed to evaluate and compare pre-season and post-season assessment of both groups. Results. Independent comparative analyses revealed that the damaging effects owing to exposure to concussive and sub-concussive incidents appear to be more pronounced in the rugby group in terms of symptomatic presentation compared with the controls. Conclusion. The damaging effects are compounded during a rugby season as a result of sub-concussive and concussive events.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	133-138
Number of pages	6
Journal	SAJCH South African Journal of Child Health
Volume	14
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7196/SAJCH.2020.v14i3.01699
Publication status	Published - Sept 2020

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