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ArticleJournal of athletic training2023

Maximizing the Accuracy of Adolescent Concussion Diagnosis Using Individual Elements of Common Standardized Clinical Assessment Tools.

Daniel J Corwin, Francesca Mandel, Catherine C McDonald, Fairuz N Mohammed, Susan Margulies, Ian Barnett, Kristy B Arbogast, Christina L Master

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Daniel J CorwinCenter for Injury Research and Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA.
Francesca MandelDepartment of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Catherine C McDonaldCenter for Injury Research and Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA.
Fairuz N MohammedCenter for Injury Research and Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA.
Susan MarguliesDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta.
Ian BarnettDepartment of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Kristy B ArbogastCenter for Injury Research and Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA.
Christina L MasterCenter for Injury Research and Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA.

Funding

Objective Translational Multi-domain Early Concussion AssessmentR01NS097549 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI ARBOGAST, KRISTY, MARGULIES, SUSAN SHEPS · 2017 to 2021
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NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS097549
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Abstract

contextMultiple clinical evaluation tools exist for adolescent concussion with various degrees of correlation, presenting challenges for clinicians in identifying which elements of these tools provide the greatest diagnostic utility.

objectiveTo determine the combination of elements from 4 commonly used clinical concussion batteries that maximize discrimination of adolescents with concussion from those without concussion.

designCross-sectional study.

settingSuburban school and concussion program of a tertiary care academic center. PATIENTS OR OTHER

participantsA total of 231 participants with concussion (from a suburban school and a concussion program) and 166 participants without concussion (from a suburban school) between the ages of 13 and 19 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Individual elements of the visio-vestibular examination (VVE), Sport Concussion Assessment Tool, fifth edition (SCAT5; including the modified Balance Error Scoring System), King-Devick test (K-D), and Postconcussion Symptom Inventory (PCSI) were evaluated. The 24 subcomponents of these tests were grouped into interpretable factors using sparse principal component analysis. The 13 resultant factors were combined with demographic and clinical covariates into a logistic regression model and ranked by frequency of inclusion into the ideal model, and the predictive performance of the ideal model was compared with each of the clinical batteries using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC).

resultsA cluster of 4 factors (factor 1 [VVE saccades and vestibulo-ocular reflex], factor 2 [modified Balance Error Scoring System double-legged stance], factor 3 [SCAT5/PCSI symptom scores], and factor 4 [K-D completion time]) emerged. A model fit with the top factors performed as well as each battery in predicting concussion status (AUC = 0.816 [95% CI = 0.731, 0.889]) compared with the SCAT5 (AUC = 0.784 [95% CI = 0.692, 0.866]), PCSI (AUC = 0.776 [95% CI = 0.674, 0.863]), VVE (AUC = 0.711 [95% CI = 0.602, 0.814]), and K-D (AUC = 0.708 [95% CI = 0.590, 0.819]).

conclusionsA multifaceted assessment for adolescents with concussion, comprising symptoms, attention, balance, and the visio-vestibular system, is critical. Current diagnostic batteries likely measure overlapping domains, and the sparse principal component analysis demonstrated strategies for streamlining comprehensive concussion assessment across a variety of settings.

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Athletic InjuriesBrain ConcussionSportsAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesHumansNeuropsychological TestsSchoolsYoung AdultKing-Devick testPostconcussion Symptom InventorySport Concussion Assessment Toolvisio-vestibular examination

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PMID36645832
PMCPMC10784885

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