Sports-Related Concussion. Julian E. Bailes, Mark R. Lovell, Joseph C. Maroon (Editors). St. Louis, Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., 1999. Pages: 261. Price: $30. ISBN: 1-57626-050-X. Neurosurgical training, research, and practice have traditionally involved the assessment and management of severe closed head injury. An often neglected area has been the assessment of head injuries that are not initially considered life-threatening. Many of these injuries occur in patients participating in both organized and casual athletic endeavors. These injuries may be classified as minor, but they are far from trivial in terms of morbidity and disability. Physicians from a variety of specialities may be involved in management. A significant part of management includes prevention of further injury and the difficult question of when athletic activities may resume. There are significant issues concerning both safety and liability. The classifications of concussion and the concept of postconcussive syndrome have evolved over the past decade, and...
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Kevin J. Gibbons (1999) studied this question.