Table 2

Selected acute and delayed signs and symptoms suggestive of SRC

CognitiveSomaticAffectiveSleep disturbances
Confusion
Anterograde amnesia
Retrograde amnesia
LOC
Disorientation
Feeling ‘in a fog’, ‘zoned out’
Vacant stare
Inability to focus
Delayed verbal and motor responses
Slurred/incoherent speech
Excessive drowsiness
Headache
Dizziness
Balance disruption
Nausea/vomiting
Visual disturbances
(photophobia, blurry/double vision)
Phonophobia
 Emotional lability
 Irritability
 Fatigue
 Anxiety
 Sadness
Trouble falling asleep
Sleeping more than usual
Sleeping less than usual
  • LOC, loss of consciousness; SRC, sport-related concussion.