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Concussion history predicts self-reported symptoms before and following a concussive event

From the Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University (J.M. Bruce), and Psychological and Neurobehavioral Associates (Dr. Echemendia), University Park, PA.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Jared M. Bruce, MS, Pennsylvania State University, Psychology Department, 314 Bruce V. Moore Bldg., College of the Liberal Arts, University Park, PA 16802–3105; e-mail: jmb518{at}psu.edu

The authors evaluated how history of concussion affects symptom reporting prior to and after sustaining a concussion. At baseline, athletes with a positive concussion history reported more current symptomatology than athletes who had never been concussed. At 2 hours postinjury, concussed athletes with a history of previous concussion (PC) reported fewer symptoms than concussed athletes with no previous concussion history (NPC). By 1 week postinjury, however, PC athletes reported more symptoms than NPC athletes.

Received January 6, 2004. Accepted in final form June 9, 2004.

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Presented in part at the 50th annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine; San Francisco, CA.

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