Driving performance deficits despite concussion symptom resolution: A case report

Nicole L. Hoffman; Hannes Devos; Julianne D. Schmidt; Megan N. Houston

doi:10.1123/ijatt.2017-0025

Driving performance deficits despite concussion symptom resolution: A case report

Nicole L. Hoffman, Hannes Devos, Julianne D. Schmidt, Megan N. Houston

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Driving performance prior to concussion is not commonly available to help clinicians identify when deficits return to a preinjury status. This case report examines driving performance prior to and following concussion in a 20-year-old male college student. He initially volunteered as a control for a separate driving performance study. He sustained a concussion 18 months later, and was asked to complete the same driving tasks as previous testing once he was asymptomatic. Poor driving simulator performance and subtle cognitive deficits in complex attention and processing speed were evident despite being symptom-free. Our findings may be useful when considering readiness to drive postconcussion.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	21-26
Number of pages	6
Journal	International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training
Volume	23
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1123/ijatt.2017-0025
State	Published - Jan 2018

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Asymptomatic
Cognition
Simulator

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Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation

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