Semyon M. Slobounov • Wayne J. Sebastianelli
Editors

2014

From Brain to Behavior

Concussion in athletics, commonly known as mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a growing public health concern with increased attention being focused on treatment and management of this frustrating epidemic. A critical decision confronting healthcare practitioners is to determine the appropriate time frame with respect to returning an injured athlete back to full participation. Premature return to play after a concussion increases an athlete’s risk for recurrent brain injury and potentially increases the severity of injury. At present there is no definitive diagnostic tool prognosticating the brain’s true return to normal.