Welcome to the intended live feed from the 2nd Annual Sports Concussion Summit here in Lexington, Kentucky.  We are at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, a beautiful facility.  Attendance looks to be very good, about “60 or so” according to Jonathan Lifshitz, host of the event.  I will be updating this post as we go along with a time, follow @concussionblog on Twitter for updates.

7:05am CST:  Jonathan Lifshitz, PhD opens up the conference, a big “walk-in” group, I still think I may be the only one not from KY here.

7:10am CST: Dr. Lifshitz had a great perspective on announcers and how the terminology of the game regarding head injuries has to slowly begun to change.

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7:50am CST: Dan Han, PsyD “Contemporary Perception on CHI: Multidisciplinary Initiatives”

• 1.7M documented TBI; 52,000 deaths per year, 275,000 Hospitalizations (CDC Numbers)
• 75% of TBI (1.3M) are concussions/mTBI/mDAI; 300,000 are DOCUMENTED sports concussions
• 0-4, 15-19 and 65+ y/o’s most likely to sustain a TBI
• Females have significantly higher odds of poor outcomes
• Documented TBI (see above) not the real issue; the undocumented TBI is the proverbial iceberg under the water
• Diffuse Brain Injury

• Secondary to stretching forces on the axons
• Moderate DAI = “Classic Concussion” (unconsciousness, possible basal skull fracture)

• Persistent confusion, retrograde & anterograde amnesia, mood/personality changes

Severe DAI = Brainstem Injury (high mortality rate)

And TCB Contributor Tracy Yatsko gets some run on a video!!!  Man girl you get around :)!

Postconcussional Disorder

• LOC > 5 min or anterograde amnesia or new onset of seizures within 6 months after CHI

• Just learned a lot about seizures; many go unnoticed

AND attention or memory deficit

Plus 3 or more symptoms present for at least 3 months following CHI

Significant impairment in social or occupational functioning

Academic achievement decline

HUGE Multidisciplinary Concussion Program at University of Kentucky, well on the way to being a leader in concussions

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8:50am CST: Greg Wheeler, MD “Treatment of Sports-related concussions and return-to-play clearance” Continue reading →