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ArticleBMJ open2020

The North Texas Concussion Registry (ConTex).

C Munro Cullum, Stephen Bunt, Cason Hicks, Nyaz Didehbani, Shane Miller, Bert Vargas, Tonia Sabo, Kathleen Bell, H Hunt Batjer

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Article in BMJ open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Symptom presentation and neurocognitive performance following sport-related concussion in adolescents with and without ADHD.Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

C Munro CullumDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9706-5465
Stephen BuntDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA stephen.bunt@utsouthwestern.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-3631-4648
Cason HicksDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Nyaz DidehbaniDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6121-5759
Shane MillerDepartments of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5002-5095
Bert VargasDepartment of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Tonia SaboDepartment of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Kathleen BellPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
H Hunt BatjerDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe North Texas Concussion Registry (ConTex) was established in 2015 as a multi-institutional collaboration intended to study risk factors, recovery patterns and clinical outcomes associated with concussion across the lifespan, with a particular emphasis on sport-related concussion.

participantsProspective enrolment of individuals who sustained a concussion within the past 6 months who were seen at one of four North Texas ConTex concussion clinics which employ common diagnostic criteria and assessment metrics to evaluate effects of a concussion as well as longitudinal tracking of recovery. FINDINGS TO DATE: The ConTex database and multidisciplinary oversight team has been established, and over 1700 participants aged 5-88 years have been enrolled. A majority of concussions were sport-related (60%), with a mean age of 17.5 years and similar numbers of males and females. Three-month follow-up compliance has been excellent (86%), with a majority of subjects reporting good recovery by that time. ConTex has provided a rich data source for multiple research projects focused on concussion characteristics, risk factors and outcomes, and led to the development of a statewide youth concussion registry. FUTURE PLANS: ConTex data are being analysed to add to the body of knowledge regarding concussion mechanisms, factors related to recovery and improving outcomes for concussion patients. ConTex will serve as a platform for future treatment studies and may serve as a model for other concussion surveillance programmes.

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Recovery of FunctionAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrain ConcussionChildChild, PreschoolCognitionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRegistriesneurologyneurosurgerypsychiatryrehabilitation medicinesports medicinestatistics & research methods

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PMID31900269
PMCPMC6955548

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