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What is the definition of sports-related concussion: a systematic review

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  • Paul McCrory The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Nina Feddermann-Demont Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Swiss Concussion Center, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jiří Dvořák Swiss Concussion Center, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland Department of Neurology, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • J David Cassidy Division of Health Care and Outcomes Research, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Division of Epidemiology, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Sport Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Andrew McIntosh Australian Collaboration for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (ACRISP), Federation University Australia, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Monash University Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Pieter E Vos Department of Neurology, Slingeland Ziekenhuis, Doetinchem, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ruben J Echemendia UOC Concussion Care Clinic, State College, Pennsylvania, USA Department of Psychology, University of Missouri - Kansas City, State College, Pennsylvania, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Willem Meeuwisse Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Alexander A Tarnutzer Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Swiss Concussion Center, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Alexander A Tarnutzer, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstr. 26, Zurich CH-8091, Switzerland; atarnutzer{at}gmail.com
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McCrory P, Feddermann-Demont N, Dvořák J, et al
What is the definition of sports-related concussion: a systematic review
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2017;51:877-887.

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  • Accepted March 2, 2017
  • First published May 25, 2017.
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October 11, 2022

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