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Identification of concussion
? Clinical features consistent with a diagnosis of concussion include any one or more of
the following:
o Obvious LOC (e.g. rag doll appearance on video review or unresponsive when being
assessed);
o Impact seizures (e.g. tonic posturing, tonic-clonic jerks, etc.);
o Confusion/disorientation (e.g. fails the Maddocks questions);
o Balance disturbance (e.g. unsteady gait observed at the time of injury or evidence of
a balance disturbance on further assessment);
o Memorydisturbanceorothercognitivedeficits;
o Presence of symptoms after head trauma;*
o Any clinical impression by the team doctor that the player is not quite right following
trauma.
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