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Sports-Related Concussion in Para Athletes

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Sport-related concussion (SRC) in the adaptive athlete is simultaneously the same and different as in the able-bodied athlete. An adaptive athlete’s underlying medical diagnosis or disability could impact the diagnosis of sport-related concussion as well as its management and return to play considerations. They may have symptoms at baseline that overlap with concussion symptoms and have difficulty performing standardized able-bodied testing and completion of return to play progression. This chapter highlights the signs and symptoms, assessment and return to play from a concussion, and addresses some of the unique challenges in the adaptive athlete.

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Kenneth K. Lee

  2. Milwaukee Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center, Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Kenneth K. Lee & Michael J. Uihlein

  3. Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Michael J. Uihlein

  4. Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Jonathan J. Lee

  5. BayCare Clinic Lakeside Campus—Orthopedics & Sports Medicine BayCare Clinic, Green Bay, WI, USA

    Michael W. Harper

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Lee, K.K., Uihlein, M.J., Lee, J.J., Harper, M.W. (2023). Sports-Related Concussion in Para Athletes. In: De Luigi, A.J. (eds) Adaptive Sports Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44285-8_10

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