The Verbal Effects of Concussions in Collegiate Lacrosse Players

Thursday, 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Seabright
Poster 2
The present study examined the relationship between sport-related concussions (SRC) and verbal working memory (VWM) and language memory (LM) in collegiate men and women lacrosse players. Results revealed a trend towards significant differences between VWM scores; the results showed that there was a statistically significant difference in LM (p<. 05) on the Recalling Sentences subtest of the CELF-5 in the cohort of athletes with two or more concussions (< 1.00) than those with a zero to single concussion histories. The same group of athletes scored lower on the Following Directions subtest than those with one concussion. The implications of this study in the academic performance of athletes with 2 or more concussions will be discussed.
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