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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2023

The Toronto Concussion Study: a prospective investigation of characteristics in a cohort of adults from the general population seeking care following acute concussion, 2016-2020.

Paul Comper, Evan Foster, Tharshini Chandra, Laura Langer, Catherine Wiseman-Hakes, George Mochizuki, Lesley Ruttan, David W Lawrence, Elizabeth L Inness, Jonathan Gladstone and 5 more

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Paul ComperToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Evan FosterToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Tharshini ChandraToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Laura LangerToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Catherine Wiseman-HakesToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
George MochizukiToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Lesley RuttanToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
David W LawrenceToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Elizabeth L InnessToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jonathan GladstoneToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Cristina SaverinoToronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Alan TamToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Alice KamToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Firas Al-RawiToronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Mark Theodore BayleyToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute · CAUniversity Health Network · CAUniversity of Toronto · CANorth York General Hospital · CAThe Scarborough Hospital · CAYork University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: There is limited research regarding the characteristics of those from the general population who seek care following acute concussion. Methods: To address this gap, a large cohort of 473 adults diagnosed with an acute concussion (female participants = 287; male participants = 186) was followed using objective measures prospectively over 16 weeks beginning at a mean of 5.1 days post-injury. Results: Falls were the most common mechanism of injury (MOI) ( Conclusion: Although premorbid diagnoses of depression and/or anxiety were associated with higher symptom burden at the initial visit, the duration of symptoms was not directly associated with a pre-injury history of psychological/psychiatric disturbance. This cohort of adults, from the general population, seeking care for their acute concussion attained clinical and functional recovery over a period of 4-12 weeks.

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acute concussioncharacteristicsmild TBIsex differencessymptom reporting

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PMCPMC10471513
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