Symptoms | Number |
Duration (>10 days) |
Severity |
Signs | Prolonged loss of consciousness (>1 min), amnesia |
Sequelae | Concussive convulsions |
Temporal | Frequency—repeated concussions over time |
Timing—injuries close together in time |
“Recency”—recent concussion or traumatic brain injury |
Threshold | Repeated concussions occurring with progressively less impact force or slower recovery after each successive concussion |
Age | Child and adolescent (<18 years old) |
Co- and pre-morbidities | Migraine, depression or other mental health disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities, sleep disorders |
Medication | Psychoactive drugs, anticoagulants |
Behaviour | Dangerous style of play |
Sport | High risk activity, contact and collision sport, high sporting level |