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Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing

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ImPACT

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Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) is a computerized battery of tests designed to evaluate sports-related concussions (Iverson et al. 2003b). It is the most widely used neurocognitive assessment in concussion management (Alsalaheen et al. 2015). In addition to collecting basic demographic and descriptive data, the ImPACT measures various aspects of neurocognitive functioning via administration of six test modules (Table 1; ImPACTtest.com; Iverson et al. 2003b) thereby culminating in the generation of four composite scores in the areas of verbal memory, visual memory, visual-motor processing speed, and reaction time (Alsalaheen et al. 2015). The Post-Concussion Symptom Scale (PCSS; Lovell and Collins 1998), a 22-item symptom checklist used to track concussion symptoms, is also included in the ImPACT battery (Schatz et al. 2006). Additionally, a validity index is included to detect invalid baseline assessments (ImPACT...

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  • Alsalaheen, B., Stockdale, K., Pechumer, D., & Broglio, S. (2015). Measurement error in the Immediate Postconcussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT): Systematic review. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 19 Aug 2015. [Epub ahead of print].

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  1. Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Summer Ibarra

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation, Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Independent Practice, Wynnewood, PA, USA

    Bruce Caplan

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Ibarra, S. (2018). Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_1873

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