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CONCLUSION: As concussion management requires serial testing, high test-retest reliability is needed. Although ICC
2,k
values were similar between time intervals, a higher
number of domains in the 1-year interval met the reliability standards required for clinical care (ICC>0.70) and no domains displayed low levels of reliability (ICC<0.40). Should
clinicians choose to complete multiple healthy baselines, a 1-year interval between assessments is recommended.
Supported by the NOCSAE
Domain 4-Month Interval (n=38) 1-Year Interval (n=31)
ICC2.k SEM ICC2.k SEM
Neurocognitive Index 0.678 5.469 0.949 4.451
Composite Memory 0.508 9.446 0.742 8.243
Verbal Memory 0.506 11.582 0.633 12.238
Visual Memory 0.598 7.996 0.586 9.411
Psychomotor Speed 0.715 6.930 0.661 6.566
Reaction Time 0.756 5.933 0.809 5.729
Complex Attention 0.659 12.093 0.971 14.247
Cognitive Flexibility 0.719 8.207 0.539 8.295
Processing Speed 0.599 8.833 0.527 9.105
Executive Function 0.489 15.074 0.569 7.632
Reasoning 0.621 9.318 0.732 7.763
Simple Attention 0.338 16.859 0.971 47.889
Motor Speed 0.808 6.093 0.662 5.647
1478 Board #153 June 1 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Impact of Diagnosed Sleep Disorder on Baseline Concussion Assessments in Collegiate Athletes
Jamie McAllister-Deitrick
1
, Alicia Sufrinko
2
, Anthony P. Kontos
2
.
1
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC.
2
University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, PA.
Email: jdeitrick@coastal.edu
(No relationships reported)
Research suggests at least 27% of college students are at risk for at least one sleep disorder. Adolescents with sleep-related symptoms and reduced sleep duration perform
worse on baseline neurocognitive testing, although this effect size is small and samples have not included older or collegiate-level athletes. Previous research has not taken
into consideration the effects of previously diagnosed sleep disorders on performance of preinjury baseline assessment.
PURPOSE: The purpose of the current study was to compare athletes with and without a history of diagnosed sleep disorders on commonly used baseline concussion
assessments.
METHODS: All participants completed baseline testing including: the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS), Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), Immediate Post-Concussion
Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT), Post-Concussion Symptom Score (PCSS), Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC) and Vestibular/Ocular Motor
Screening (VOMS). A total of 632 NCAA student-athletes participated in the study including 316 with previously diagnosed sleep disorders and 316 with no history of sleep
disorder, matched for age, sex, sport, concussion history and race. Both groups were 19.87 years old (SD = 1.36), consisted of 176 males (55.7%), with 119 athletes (37.7%)
previously having sustained a concussion, and represented a multitude of sports.
RESULTS: A series of one-way ANOVAs with Bonferroni corrections revealed significant differences between groups on BESS (F(1, 535) = 4.02, p = .045), BSI somatization
(F(1,623) = 11.41, p < .01), BSI depression (F(1, 623) = 13.59, p < .01), BSI anxiety (F(1, 623) = 20.97, p < .01), BSI global severity index (F(1, 623), p < .01) and PCSS (F(1,
396) = 22.86, p < .01). Specifically, the diagnosed sleep disorder group scored worse on the BESS and reported higher BSI and PCSS symptoms. No differences were noted
between groups on VOMS, ImPACT neurocognitive measures, and SAC.
CONCLUSION: Collegiate student-athletes with sleep disorders may have elevated affective and concussion symptoms at baseline that could affect interpretation of post-
injury impairment and symptoms. Clinicians should assess diagnosed sleep disorders during pre-participation sport physicals and consider them when interpreting post-injury
assessments.
1479 Board #154 June 1 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Quantitative Electroencephalography in the Evaluation of Concussive Head Injury in Adolescents
Julie Wilson, Ariel Kiyomi Daoud, Erin Moix Grieb, Pamela Wilson, Gerald Clayton. Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO.
Email: julie.wilson@childrenscolorado.org
(No relationships reported)
PURPOSE: Reliable quantitative methods are needed to evaluate concussion-related morbidity. Electroencephalographic event-related potentials (ERPs) are being
investigated for documentation of post-brain injury changes in the acute and chronic setting. Previous studies demonstrated attenuation of ERPs in the setting of concussion;
however, no investigation of an exclusively adolescent population has been performed. The p300 ERP is related to decision-making, specifically evaluation and categorization
of external stimuli. This study evaluated reliability and utility of p300 ERP in adolescent concussion.
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