Optimizing Concussion Care Seeking: A Longitudinal Analysis of Recovery.
Julianne D SchmidtSteven P BroglioKristen KnightDaniel LeedsRobert C LynallChristopher D'LauroJohna Register-MihalikEmily KroshusMichael McCreaTom W McAllisterZachary Yukio Kerrnull nullApril HoyLouise KellyChristina MasterJustus OrtegaNicholas PortCol Darren CampbellCol Steven J SvobodaMargot PutukianSara P D ChrismanDianne LangfordGerald McGintyJonathan C JacksonKenneth L CameronAdam James SusmarskiJohn DiFioriJoshua T GoldmanHolly BenjaminThomas BuckleyThomas KaminskiJames R ClugstonPatrick G O'DonnellLuis FeigenbaumJames T EcknerJason P MihalikScott AndersonAnthony KontosM Alison BrooksChristopher MilesLaura LintnerPublished in: The American journal of sports medicine (2022)
Clinicians should expect that cadets/athletes who delay reporting concussion symptoms will have acutely higher symptom burdens and take 2 days longer to become asymptomatic. Educational messaging should emphasize the clinical benefits of seeking immediate care for concussion-like symptoms.