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For athletic trainers, team physicians, psychologists, and other qualified sports and health professionals, the CRI is designed to be an objective tool in the assessment of sports-related concussion and return-to-play decision-making.

How it Works:

In the pre-season, the athlete takes a 25-minute baseline neurocognitive test on an Internet-connected computer. The test measures reaction time, memory, and other neurocognitive functions.

If the athlete sustains a concussion or suspected concussion following the baseline, the athlete takes a post-trauma test, and the results of that test are statistically compared with the athlete’s own baseline.

Results of the comparison are immediately available to registered professionals in a trauma report that includes the athlete’s pertinent medical history including instances of prior concussions, details regarding the trauma, symptom report and evidence of lingering focal neurologic and neurocognitive symptoms of concussion. Follow-up tests and reports are available to monitor resolution of neurocognitive and other post-concussion symptoms.

CRI Highlights:

• · Patented proprietary technology.
• · CRI tests can be administered at any PC, using the Internet Explorer browser, with Internet access, and tests and records are available to the provider from any PC with Internet access.
• · Specialized statistics directly compare each athlete’s post-injury scores to his/her baseline performance.
• · Specialized normative statistics tailored to the number of tests taken reduce the influence of practice effects and other sources of error.
• · Physiologic symptoms and concussion characteristics are integrated into reports for consideration in return-to-play decisions.
• · Medical history, including concussion history, is also integrated into reports for consideration in return-to-play decisions.
• · Cautions regarding test interpretation based on pertinent athlete background are provided.
• · Confidentiality is maintained. Only registered providers can view an athlete’s report.

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Given the inherent difficulties in concussion management, it is important to manage concussions on an individualized basis and to implement baseline testing and/or post-injury neurocognitive testing. This type of concussion assessment can help to objectively evaluate the concussed athlete's post-injury condition and track recovery for safe return to play, thus preventing the cumulative effects of concussion. In fact, neurocognitive testing has recently been called the "cornerstone" of proper concussion management by an international panel of sports medicine experts.

ImPACT can be administered by an athletic trainer, school nurse, athletic director, team coach, team doctor, or anyone trained to administer baseline testing. ImPACT is the most widely used computer-based testing program in the world and is implemented effectively across high school, collegiate, and professional levels of sport participation.

Test Features

• Measures player symptoms
• Measures verbal and visual memory, processing speed and reaction time
• Reaction time measured to 1/100th of second
• Assists clinicians and athletic trainers in making difficult return-to-play decisions
• Provides reliable baseline test information
• Produces comprehensive report of test results
• Results can be e-mailed or faxed for fast consultation by a neuropsychologist
• Automatically stores data from repeat testing
• Testing is administered online for individuals or groups
• Compatible with PC and MAC

The test battery consists of a near infinite number of alternate forms by randomly varying the stimulus array for each administration. This feature was built in to the program to minimize the "practice effects" that have limited the usefulness of more traditional neurocognitive tests.

ImPACT takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. The program measures multiple aspects of cognitive functioning in athletes, including:

• Attention span
• Working memory
• Sustained and selective attention time
• Response variability
• Non-verbal problem solving
• Reaction time

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ImPACT co-founder, Dr. Michael Collins

for more information visit impacttest.com

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