Stats
The sport with the 2nd most concussions.
female soccer
CTE stands for this:
chronic traumatic encephalopathy
A 'right-footed' person is going to have their balance tested on which foot?
Left foot
Return to play protocol must include this many stages.
6
The first football player diagnosed with CTE.
Mike Webster
The mortality rate (%) of second impact syndrome.
50 %
A colloquial term for a concussion, now seen as a way to minimize the severity of a brain injury.
bell ringer
The amount of symptoms a SAC test checks for.
22
Baseline scores and post-concussion scores of this test are used to help determine return to play.
C3 Logix
The first doctor to diagnose CTE in football players.
Benett Omalu
The percentage of concussions that go unnoticed or unreported.
5/10 (50%)
The number of football players that brought a lawsuit against the NFL over the risk of concussions in football.
4,500
The meaning of "WNL".
Within Normal Limits
A concussed athlete must be cleared by this type of health care worker before return to play may progress.
physician
The former professional wrestler turned neuroscientist, nicknamed the 'brain chaser'.
Chris Nowinksi
At least this many sports related concussions occur every year.
1.7 million
The amount of money paid out by the NFL to settle the concussion lawsuit with former players.
$765 million
The name of the balance test performed in both a SAC test and a C3 Logix test.
BESS test
stage 4
This doctor runs the brain center at Boston University.
Ann Mckee
The ratio/percentage of high school athletes in contact sports that will suffer a concussion.
2/10 (20%)
Dr. Cantu advises that children under this age should not play contact football.
14 years old
The meaning of "PERLA/PERRLA"
pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodating
Full contact practice participation is this stage of return to play.
stage 5
This is the commissioner of the NFL, who helped spearhead the attacks on Dr. Omalu concerning CTE in football.
Roger Goodell