The sports concussion note : should SCAT become SCOAT?

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Patricios, Jonathan Speridon
Collins, Robert Matthew
Brandfield, Andrew
Roberts, Craig
Kohler, Ryan M.N.

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BMJ Publishing Group

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Sports concussion research and clinical guidelines have evolved rapidly. The most recent concussion consensus statement and guidelines (Zurich, 2008) provided clinicians with the Sports Concussion Assessment Tool version 2 (SCAT2) as a clinical template for the assessment of acute concussion. For the subsequent serial examinations required for the complete assessment of the concussed athlete, SCAT2 may be inadequate. This paper describes the experience and suggestions of South African sports physicians in evolving a more comprehensive clinical evaluation tool and record of patient care, the Sports Concussion Office Assessment Tool.

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Sports concussion, Sports Concussion Assessment Tool version 2 (SCAT2), Sports Concussion Office Assessment Tool (SCOAT)

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Patricios, JS, Collins, RM, Branfield, A, Roberts, C & Kohler, RMN 2012, 'The sports concussion note : should SCAT become SCOAT?', British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 198-201.