Saccades and Memory: Baseline Correlations of the King-Devick and SCAT2 Tests in Professional Hockey Players

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Identifier 20130212_nanos_posters_016
Title Saccades and Memory: Baseline Correlations of the King-Devick and SCAT2 Tests in Professional Hockey Players
Creator Stephen J. Moster; Matthew S. Galetta; Kristin M. Galetta; Daniel Feller; Jim McCrossin; James A. Wilson; Gary W. Dorshimer; Steven L. Galetta; Laura J. Balcer; Christina L. Master
Affiliation (SJM) (MSG) (KMG) (DF) (JM) (JAW) (GWD) (CLM) University of Pennsylvania, Neurology, Medicine, and Pediatrics, Philadelphia, PA; (SLG) (LJB) NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
Subject Saccades; Eye Movements; Concussion; Memory; Sports
Description The King-Devick (K-D) test, a vision-based measure based on the speed of rapid-number-naming, has been proposed as a sideline tool to detect sports-related concussion. Requiring <1 minute to administer, the K-D test captures impaired eye movements and saccades, findings that correlate with suboptimal brain function. K-D time scores are significantly higher (worse) in athletes immediately following concussion, consistent with involvement of widely distributed visual pathways. The purpose of this study was to determine the relation of K-D scores to the more cognitively-based components of the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT2) in a professional hockey team cohort during pre-season baseline testing. We also examined changes in K-D and modified SCAT2 scores (without balance testing due to skates) for two athletes who developed concussion and had rinkside testing.
Date 2013-02-12
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2013 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2013: Poster Presentations
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 183301
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6865p41
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