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• Rationale and design for a randomized, single-center, double-blind, sham-controlled study of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation for treatment of post-traumatic headache

  Bert Vargas, Eric Liebler, Stephen Bunt, Charlene Supent-Bell

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• The Relationship between Headache Severity and Convergence Insufficiency in a Post-Concussive Population

  Shaetu Datta, Michael Jaffee, Russell Bauer, Adrian Svingos, Sarah Grief, Gabrielle Hromas, Kyle Zamajtuk, Tyler Bu

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• Correlations between qEEG volumetric analysis and computerized cognitive testing shortly after sport concussion injury in high school athletes

  Harry Kerasidis, Paul David Ims, Stacie Rector

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• Validation of a Concussion Assessment Tool

  Sasidharan Taravath, Megan Peedin, Mark Williams, Len Lecci, Julian Keith

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• Heart Rate Variability and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Case Study and Review of Literature

  Harrison Seltzer, Karim Elghawy, Robert Baker

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• The association between a history of self-reported concussion and response inhibition: a population-based study

  Clara Alexandra Stafford, Bobby Stojanoski, Conor Wild, Adrian Owen

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• EEG Markers of Cognitive Engagement

  Ashleigh Kennedy, Jordan Hassin

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• Nonverbal hand movement durations indicate post-concussion symptoms of athletes

  Ingo Helmich, Lausberg Hedda

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• Sex differences in Sport-related Concussion in Japan

  Haruo Nakayama, Yu Hiramoto, Satoshi Fujita, Sho Sato, Ryo Suzuki, Nozomi Hirai, Norihiko Saito, Morito Hayashi, Keisuke Ito, Takatoshi Sakurai, Kazuy Aoki, Satoshi Iwabuchi

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• Preliminary Concussion and Lower Extremity Injury Risk Among R.O.T.C. Cadets

  Katie Hunzinger, Katelyn Costantini, Kelsey Bryk, Thomas Buckley, C. Buz Swanik

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• Thalamic and thalamic projection abnormalities on DTI and NODDI analysis following acute concussion

  James Houston, Frank Skidmore, William Monroe, Jon Amburgy, Mitchell Self

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• Greater Accuracy in Concussion Diagnosis in Collegiate Athletes through the use of Blood Brain Biomarkers

  Anand Tripathi, Sundeep Dhanju, Steve Rowson, Eric Smith, Mike Goforth, Mark Rogers, Per Gunnar Brolinson

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• A Comparison of Football and Rugby Tackling During Spring Ball

  William Garrett, Suzanne Konz

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• Concussion prevention strategies: A Survey of division I and division II female soccer teams

  Kara Radzak

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• Age of first exposure to soccer heading and sensory reweighting for upright stance

  Jaclyn Caccese, Fernando Santos, Felipe Yamaguchi, John Jeka

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• Repetitive head impact exposure and sensory reweighting for upright stance

  Felipe Yamaguchi, Jaclyn Caccese, Fernando Santos, John Jeka

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• Estimated age of first exposure to American football and outcome from concussion

  Jaclyn Caccese, Zac Houck, Thomas Kaminski, James Clugston, Grant Iverson, Kelsey Bryk, Jessie Oldham, Paul Pasquina, Steven Broglio, Thomas McAllister, Thomas Buckley

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• Association between Autonomic Nervous System Function and Outcome Following Pediatric Concussion

  Colt Coffman, Jacob Kay, Kathryn Saba, Jeffery Holloway, Robert Davis Moore

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• Influence of Family History of Neurodegenerative Diseases on Outcome Following Pediatric Concussion

  Colt Coffman, Jacob Kay, Adam Harrison, Jeffery Holloway, Robert Davis Moore

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• Heart Rate Variability during Face Cooling in Concussed Adolescents

  Mohammad Haider, Charles Wilber, Kaitlin Viera, Itai Bezherano, John Leddy

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• Use of a Questionnaire to Measure Concussion Knowledge in Brazilian adults

  Amanda Araújo, Renata Areza-Fegyveres, Carla Guariglia, Jessica Natuline lanof, Regina Baratho, José Demario, Rafael Watanabe, Renato Anghinah

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• An objective method to assess and recommend exertion and exercise targets for return to play post concussion

  Joseph Clark, Jon Divine, Robert Mangine, Kimberly Hasselfeld, Aaron Keuhn-Himmler, Gerald Holloway, Angelo Colosimo

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• Visual Evoked Potential and Voltage Changes Associated with Acute Concussion and Frequency Specific Photophobia

  Joseph Clark, Bradley Jacobs, Kimberly Hasselfeld, Robert Mangine, James Ellis, Bret Betz, Angelo Colosimo, Jon Divine

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• Observational Study of Prevention and Intervention Strategies That Help Speed Return to Play Post-Concussion in Division I College Football

  Joseph Clark, Enna Selmanovic, Tyler Drewry, Robert Mangine, Aaron Keuhn-Himmler, Kimberly Hasselfeld, Jane Khoury, David Polanski, Jon Divine

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• High Energy American Football Head Impacts to the Side and Rear Damaging Than to the Front

  Adam Bartsch, Edward Benzel, Sergey Samorezov, Vincent Miele

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• Male Sex Predicts Higher Depression Scores Among Healthy Collegiate Athletes

  Jessie Oldham, Francis Wang, Brant Berkstresser, Corey Lanois, William Meehan, David Howell

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• No Differences in Tandem Gait Performance Between Males and Females Acutely Post-Concussion

  Jessie Oldham, David Howell, Kelsey Bryk, Corey Lanois, Inga Koerte, William Meehan, Thomas Buckley

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• Chronic traumatic encephalopathy – a study in Brazilian retired soccer players

  Jéssica Natuline Lanof, Renata Areza-Fegyveres, Carla Guariglia, Fábio Freire, Patrícia Nadruz, Alessandra Cerasi, Claudia Leite, Bruno Pastorello, Giovanni Guido Cerri, Renato Anghinah

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• Retrospective Analysis of Professional Boxing Fight Outcomes in the United States during a 6 Month Study Period in 2017

  George Velasco, John Neidecker, Don Muzzi, Nitin Sethi

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• No Differences in HADS Scores Between Acutely Concussed and Healthy Collegiate Student-Athletes

  Corey Lanois, Francis Wang, Brant Berkstresser, Jessie Oldham, William Meehan, David Howell

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• Acute post-concussion anxiety and depression scores are not associated with duration of concussion symptoms among collegiate athletes

  Corey Lanois, Francis Wang, Brant Berkstresser, Jessie Oldham, William Meehan, David Howell

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• A video review of cognitive factors contributing to concussive impacts in sport

  Bailey Anderson, Kaitlin Burgess, Bruno Giordani, James Eckner

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• Influence of Learning Disabilities on the Neurophysiological and Neuropsychological Health in Athletes with a History of Concussion

  Adam Harrison, Veronik Sicard, R. Davis Moore

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• Recovery Profiles Following Concussion Among Male Athletes with a Family History of Neurodegenerative Disease: Data from the NCAA-DOD CARE Consortium

  Adam Harrison, Steven Broglio, R. Davis Moore, Andrew Lapointe, Michael McCrea

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• Baseline Cardiorespiratory Function in Youth with Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms

  Aliyah Snyder, Meghan Patel, Christopher Sheridan, Alexandra Tanner, Douglas Polster, Talin Babikian, Michelle Craske, Meeryo Choe, Christopher Giza, Robert Asarnow

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• History of Concussion and Nonfatal Suicidal Behaviors in U.S. High School Students: Findings from the 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  Jacob Kay, Colt Coffman, R. Davis Moore

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• The Influence of Hormonal Contraceptives on Cognitive Recovery in Concussed Collegiate Athletes: Data from the NCAA-DoD CARE Consortium

  Jacob Kay, Andrew Lapointe, Thomas McAllister, Michael McCrea, Steven Broglio, R. Davis Moore

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• Cardiorespiratory Stress-Response in Youth with Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms

  Aliyah Snyder, Meghan Patel, Christopher Sheridan, Alexandra Tanner, Douglas Polster, Talin Babikian, Michelle Craske, Meeryo Choe, Christopher Giza, Robert Asarnow

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• The efficiency of the King-Devick Test for detecting concussion in a youth athlete population

  Jennifer Adler, Amaal Starling, Jamie Bogle, David Dodick, Jennifer Wethe

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• Multidisciplinary Therapy for Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms: A Case Series from the UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Clinic

  Christopher Sheridan, Aliyah Snyder, Douglas Polster, Madison Harris, Rafael Romeu-Mejia, Tara Sharma, Talin Babikian, Meeryo Choe, Christopher Giza

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• The utility of Matrix Reasoning as an embedded performance validity indicatory in youth athletes

  Jennifer Adler, Ryan Thompson, Naomi Kaswan, Rayna Hirst

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• Concussion and Court: The Role Litigation Plays in Time to Recovery

  Jennifer McVige, Dilpreet Kaur, Michael Lillis, Brianna Albert, Kabir Jalal

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• Transient perturbation in neuro-ophthalmologic function after repetitive subconcussive head impacts: a randomized controlled trial

  Keisuke Kawata, Madeleine Nowak, Zachary Bevilacqua, Keisuke Ejima, Megan Huibregtse, Timothy Mickleborough, Sharlene Newman

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• Concussion History, Career Status and Cumulative Years of Football Exposure Influence Concussion Assessment Performance in Elite Football Players

  Brittani Cookinham, Chad Swank, Mark Weber, Ann Medley, Kelli Brizzolara

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• Outcomes of Multidisciplinary Care for Pediatric Post-Concussive Symptoms

  Jillian O’Neil, Sean Rose, Ashley Davidson, Kathleen Shiplett, Anthony Castillo, Kelly McNally

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• Determining Near Point of Convergence: An Exploration of One Component of the Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screen Compared to Varied Target Sizes

  John Duane Heick, Curt Bay

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• Hyperactive behavior of athletes with post-concussion symptoms

  Ingo Helmich, Lausberg Hedda

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• Concussion-like symptoms Induced by Heat and Dehydration in a Varsity College Soccer Player: A Case Report

  Abraham Chileuitt, Javier Cardenas

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• Highly Sensitive Single Molecular Array Immunoassay Measurement of t-Tau, NF-L, GFAP, and UCH-L1 Biomarkers in Acute Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) Patient Serum and Saliva Samples

  Ahmed Chenna, Christos Petropoulos, John Winslow

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• Data from an emerging UK sports concussion clinic; should athlete assessment be sports-specific?

  Naomi Deakin, Peter Hutchinson

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• Observational Cohort Confirms Optic Nerve Sheath Dilation Post Valsalva in those with Prior mTBI

  Chlowe Super, Lauren East, Parth Agrawal, Mary Dement, Ian Heger, Robert Givson, Matthew Lyon

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• Prevalence of Concussion in Quidditch

  Michael Pepper, Jeff Wayland, Adam Elwood, Spencer Walser, Vi Tran, Jose Posas

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• Effects of football practice on blink reflex parameters in Division I football athletes

  Dena Garner

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• Residual Deficits in Vestibular Function Exist Following Return to Sports Participation from Concussion

  Carolina Quintana, Nicholas Heebner, John ABt, Matthew Hoch

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• Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Risk of Concussion: Findings from the NCAA-DOD Concussion Consortium

  Brett Gunn, Steven Broglio, Michael McCrea, R. Davis Moore

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• The Influence of Psycho-Stimulant Medication on Concussion Recovery in Athletes with ADHD: Findings from the NCAA-DOD Concussion Consortium

  Brett Gunn, Michael McCrea, Steven Broglio, R. Davis Moore

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• Flying may not affect symptom recovery after concussion in Athletes

  Tara Sharma, Julia Kerrigan, David McArthur, Thomas McAllister, Michael McCrea, Steven Broglio, Christopher Giza

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• Identifying the Gap: Factors Associated with Self-Reported Completion of Concussion Education in High School Athletes and Their Parent/ Guardian

  Denise Mohrbacher, Anneliese Gall, Rebecca Harrison, Payton Wesley, Traci Snedden

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• Factors Influencing Coaches’ Decisions about Concussion on the Sidelines of Youth Sports

  Ann Guernon, Christina Papdimitriou

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• Comparison of Symptomology, Symptom Resolution Time, and Return to Play Time between Concussions Sustained in the Same Academic Year

  Erin Wasserman, Sara Quetant, Melissa Baker, Sarah Morris, Christy Collins

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• CONCUSSION REPORTING IN YOUTH SPORTS: A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH

  Penny Morgan Overgaard

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• Non-physiological Speech Disturbance in Teen Athletes with Concussion: A Case Series

  Tanya Shah, Kate Essad

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• Relationship between serum-based biomarkers & Magnetic Resonance Imaging measures following mild traumatic brain injury in collegiate athletes post return to play

  Taylor Susa, Marguerite Moore, Joshua Carlson

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• The Effect of Repetitive Head Impact in Sensory Reweighting in Collision College Athletes

  Fernando Vanderlinde Santos, Jaclyn Caccese, Felipe Yamaguchi, John Jeka

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• Regaining memory after a second hit and other misconceptions about concussion in college athletes and non-athletes

  Ruta Clair, Agnes Reed, Lisa Kelly, Julia Pisker

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• Resting State Functional Connectivity is Directly Related to Clinical Presentation of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

  Teena Shetty, Joseph Nguyen, Esther Kim, George Skulikidis, Matthew Garvey, Caitlin Miller, Taylor Sogsil, Apostolos Tsiouris, Sumit Niogi, Aashka Dalal, Kristin Halvorsen, Tianhao Zhang, Joseph Masdeu, Pratik Mukherjee, Luca Marinelli

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• Development and Assessment of a Novel Peer Concussion Education Program for College Athletes

  Meredith Kneavel, William Ernst, Kevin McCarthy

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• ImPACT in UK motorsport; is this the right concussion assessment for our drivers?

  Naomi Deakin, Paul Trafford

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• Does the Concussion Clinican Examination Predict Post-Concussion Subsequent Musculoskeletal Injury?

  Thomas Buckley, Jessie Oldham, Nancy Getchell, Buz Swanik, Rob Lynall, Caroline Howard

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• Females have a Higher Post-Concussion Subsequent Injury Rate than Male Collegiate Athletes

  Thomas Buckely, Jessie Oldham

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• Association of physiological variables with subconcussive head impacts in high school American football

  Megan E. Huibregtse, Steven W. Zonner, Keisuke Ejima, Zachary W. Bevilacqua, Sharlene D. Newman, Jonathan T. Macy, Keisuke Kawata

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• Symptom Provocation Patterns During Supervised Exercise in Adolescent Athletes with Concussion

  Michael Popovich, Andrea Almeida, Andrew Sas, Jeremiah Freeman, Bara Alsalaheen, Matthew Lorincz, James Eckner

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• Reduced cognitive resiliency ofattention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder against subconcussive head impacts

  Madeleine Nowak, Patrick Quinn, Keisuke Ejima, Timothy Mickelborough, Sharlene Newman, Keisuke Kawata

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• Novel Pre-Season Concussion Baseline Assessment Including Protocols based on Recognizable Clinically-Relevant Neurosensory Methodologies

  Jonathan Vincent, Joseph Clark, Robert Mangine, Kimberly Hasselfeld, Aaron Keuhn-Himmler, Jon Divine, Angelo Colosimo, Enna Selmanovic, Nicole Giordano, Bradley Jacobs

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• Academic concerns, requested and received support among adolescents in the four weeks following a concussion injury: A pilot study

  Traci Snedden, Eric Post, Christian Schmidt, M. Alison Brooks

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• Head Impact Kinematics do not Predict In-Season Concussion or Lower Extremity Injury in Ice Hockey

  Melissa DiFabio, Katherine Breedlove, Thomas Buckley

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• Novel Assessment for Interpreting and Documenting an Absence of Suspicion of Injury Including Protocols based on Recognizable Clinically-Relevant Neurophysiological Methods

  Jonathan Vincent, Joseph Clark, Robert Mangine, Aaron Keuhn-Himmler, Kimberly Hasselfeld, Jon Divine, Angelo Colosimo, Enna Selmanovic, Nicole Giordano, Bradley Jacobs

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• Time Tandem Gait (TTG) in Athletes 7–16 Years of Age

  Nicole Wong, Jamie Bogle, David Dodick, Jennifer Wethe, Michael Cebette, Marci Howard, Sarah Oakley Holbert, Amaal Starling

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• Predictors of Post-Concussion Depressive Symptoms in Patients without an Underlying Mood Disorder

  Rachel Saban, Aimen Vanood, Gustavo Patino

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• Differential Effects of Injury Etiology on Pediatric Concussion Recovery

  Kat Saba, Jacob Kay, Colt Coffman, Cameron Morrison, Jeff Holloway, Davis Moore

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• Association between Concussion Profiles and Neurocognitive Functioning

  Shaetu Datta, James Clugston, Russell Bauer, Zac Houck, Michael Jaffee, Moreno Charles

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• Sex Differences in Performance of a Clinically-Relevant Dual-Task Assessment in Healthy College Students

  Nicholas Erdman, AT, Juliana Jimenez, David Howell, Thomas Buckley, Joseph Hart, Jacob Resch

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• Preliminary Evidence-Based Recommendations for Return to Learn: a novel pilot study tracking concussion recovery in college students

  Zachary Bevilacqua, Mary Kerby, David Fletcher, Zhongxue Chen, Becca Merritt, Megan Huibregtse, Keisuke Kawata

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