Introduction
Definitions and team members : who will help care for the athlete with a sport-related concussion?
What is a concussion?
Sport-related concussion : how common is it?
Sports equipment : can helmets or mouth guards prevent concussion?
New medical information : why is concussion taken so seriously nowadays?
"Neuropsychological" or "neurocognitive" testing : what is it and should my athlete have it?
The acute assessment and management of sport-related concussion : what do I do when an athlete sustains a concussion?
Potential therapies : what can be done to help my athlete recover?
Assessing recovery from concussion : when is it safe for my athlete to return to sports?
Prevention : is there a way to prevent my athlete from sustaining a concussion?
The cumulative effects of concussion : how many is too many?
The female athlete : are girls and boys different when it comes to concussion?
Setting up a concussion program
The future : what medical research may lead to in the future
In their own words : athletes from the Sports Concussion Clinic of Children's Hospital Boston
Appendix: Sports concussion assessment tool (SCAT 2).