Objectively Assessing Sports Concussion Utilizing Visual Evoked PotentialsDaryl H. Fong 1, Adrian J. Cohen 2, Dylan E. Mahony 2, Neil G. Simon 4, Joseph E. Herrera 3, Rebecca B. Baron 3, David Putrino 3
1School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, University of Sydney, 2HeadsafeIP, 3Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 4St Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales
A portable system capable of measuring steady-state visual-evoked potentials was developed and trialed on 65 amateur rugby players over 18 weeks to investigate SSVEP as a potential electrophysiological biomarker for concussion. Players' baselines were measured pre-season, with retesting for reliability, concussion, and recovery assessment being conducted within controlled time-periods, respectively.
