Concussion among soccer players in the 2017 Brazilian championship – the gap between protocol and medical practice
Background: The present study aims to report traumatic brain injury (TBI) among soccer players in the 2017 Brazilian Soccer Championship and discuss the protocols for concussion evaluation. Materials & methods: This is an observational study utilizing video analysis of 380 matches. TBI was consi...
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| author | Cármine Porcelli Salvarani Lucas Ribeiro de Medeiros Fernando Henrique Sapatero Diego Ciotta de Castro Vinícius Simon Tomazini Leonardo Henrique Micheletti Sotocorno Paulo Sérgio Teixeira da Costa Bruno Bueno Pimenta Diego Almeida de Oliveira Eduardo Almeida Dias Eduardo Vinícius Colman da Silva |
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| description | Background: The present study aims to report traumatic brain injury (TBI) among soccer players in the 2017 Brazilian Soccer Championship and discuss the protocols for concussion evaluation. Materials & methods: This is an observational study utilizing video analysis of 380 matches. TBI was considered as any event in which one or more soccer player(s) had a head trauma. For potential concussion diagnosis, we analyzed players with one of the following signs: slowness to get up, disorientation, motor incoordination, loss of consciousness, head clutching and impact seizure. Results: There were 374 TBIs in total. The average time for medical assessment was 1′35”. 13 players had concussion with an average time of 3′19″ for medical evaluation. Four players were replaced after having a concussion. Conclusion: There is a gap between concussion protocols and medical practices in Brazilian elite soccer. Further discussion about soccer replacement rules are imperative. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3ad1ece16f2f4e4bbe642e9130d689772025-08-20T02:16:23ZengAldus PressConcussion2056-32992020-12-015410.2217/cnc-2020-0015Concussion among soccer players in the 2017 Brazilian championship – the gap between protocol and medical practiceCármine Porcelli Salvarani0Lucas Ribeiro de Medeiros1Fernando Henrique Sapatero2Diego Ciotta de Castro3Vinícius Simon Tomazini4Leonardo Henrique Micheletti Sotocorno5Paulo Sérgio Teixeira da Costa6Bruno Bueno Pimenta7Diego Almeida de Oliveira8Eduardo Almeida Dias9Eduardo Vinícius Colman da Silva101State University of Maringá, Medicine Department – Division of Neurosurgery, Avenida Mandacaru 1590, Bloco S 05, Sala 10, Hospital Universitário, Maringá, PARANÁ, CEP 87083-240, Brazil1State University of Maringá, Medicine Department – Division of Neurosurgery, Avenida Mandacaru 1590, Bloco S 05, Sala 10, Hospital Universitário, Maringá, PARANÁ, CEP 87083-240, Brazil1State University of Maringá, Medicine Department – Division of Neurosurgery, Avenida Mandacaru 1590, Bloco S 05, Sala 10, Hospital Universitário, Maringá, PARANÁ, CEP 87083-240, Brazil1State University of Maringá, Medicine Department – Division of Neurosurgery, Avenida Mandacaru 1590, Bloco S 05, Sala 10, Hospital Universitário, Maringá, PARANÁ, CEP 87083-240, Brazil1State University of Maringá, Medicine Department – Division of Neurosurgery, Avenida Mandacaru 1590, Bloco S 05, Sala 10, Hospital Universitário, Maringá, PARANÁ, CEP 87083-240, Brazil1State University of Maringá, Medicine Department – Division of Neurosurgery, Avenida Mandacaru 1590, Bloco S 05, Sala 10, Hospital Universitário, Maringá, PARANÁ, CEP 87083-240, Brazil1State University of Maringá, Medicine Department – Division of Neurosurgery, Avenida Mandacaru 1590, Bloco S 05, Sala 10, Hospital Universitário, Maringá, PARANÁ, CEP 87083-240, Brazil1State University of Maringá, Medicine Department – Division of Neurosurgery, Avenida Mandacaru 1590, Bloco S 05, Sala 10, Hospital Universitário, Maringá, PARANÁ, CEP 87083-240, Brazil1State University of Maringá, Medicine Department – Division of Neurosurgery, Avenida Mandacaru 1590, Bloco S 05, Sala 10, Hospital Universitário, Maringá, PARANÁ, CEP 87083-240, Brazil1State University of Maringá, Medicine Department – Division of Neurosurgery, Avenida Mandacaru 1590, Bloco S 05, Sala 10, Hospital Universitário, Maringá, PARANÁ, CEP 87083-240, Brazil1State University of Maringá, Medicine Department – Division of Neurosurgery, Avenida Mandacaru 1590, Bloco S 05, Sala 10, Hospital Universitário, Maringá, PARANÁ, CEP 87083-240, BrazilBackground: The present study aims to report traumatic brain injury (TBI) among soccer players in the 2017 Brazilian Soccer Championship and discuss the protocols for concussion evaluation. Materials & methods: This is an observational study utilizing video analysis of 380 matches. TBI was considered as any event in which one or more soccer player(s) had a head trauma. For potential concussion diagnosis, we analyzed players with one of the following signs: slowness to get up, disorientation, motor incoordination, loss of consciousness, head clutching and impact seizure. Results: There were 374 TBIs in total. The average time for medical assessment was 1′35”. 13 players had concussion with an average time of 3′19″ for medical evaluation. Four players were replaced after having a concussion. Conclusion: There is a gap between concussion protocols and medical practices in Brazilian elite soccer. Further discussion about soccer replacement rules are imperative.https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/cnc-2020-0015soccersports-related concussiontraumatic brain injuryvideo analysis |
| spellingShingle | Cármine Porcelli Salvarani Lucas Ribeiro de Medeiros Fernando Henrique Sapatero Diego Ciotta de Castro Vinícius Simon Tomazini Leonardo Henrique Micheletti Sotocorno Paulo Sérgio Teixeira da Costa Bruno Bueno Pimenta Diego Almeida de Oliveira Eduardo Almeida Dias Eduardo Vinícius Colman da Silva Concussion among soccer players in the 2017 Brazilian championship – the gap between protocol and medical practice Concussion soccer sports-related concussion traumatic brain injury video analysis |
| title | Concussion among soccer players in the 2017 Brazilian championship – the gap between protocol and medical practice |
| title_full | Concussion among soccer players in the 2017 Brazilian championship – the gap between protocol and medical practice |
| title_fullStr | Concussion among soccer players in the 2017 Brazilian championship – the gap between protocol and medical practice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Concussion among soccer players in the 2017 Brazilian championship – the gap between protocol and medical practice |
| title_short | Concussion among soccer players in the 2017 Brazilian championship – the gap between protocol and medical practice |
| title_sort | concussion among soccer players in the 2017 brazilian championship the gap between protocol and medical practice |
| topic | soccer sports-related concussion traumatic brain injury video analysis |
| url | https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/cnc-2020-0015 |
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