Do the types of symptoms matter in the acute evaluation period? Based on this study in professional hockey players by SNS members Jared Bruce & Ruben Echemendia and colleagues they do! Post injury cognitive, somatic/physical, and headache symptoms best differentiated concussed players and active controls. Pre-injury affective/emotional symptoms were also associated with increased likelihood of concussion among players referred for a suspected concussion evaluation.
https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/wk/jsm/2022/00000032/00000006/art00009
Authors: Bruce, Jared M.; Meeuwisse, Willem; Hutchison, Michael G.; Comper, Paul; Echemendia, Ruben J.
Source: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, Volume 32, Number 6, 5 November 2022, pp. e580-e586(7)
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer