Concussions – Page 7 – King-Devick technologies, Inc.

March 29, 2015

Study Finds Easy Test For Concussions Can Help Non-medical Volunteers Keep Athletes Safe

Dr. Kurt Miceli, Medical Director of Bancroft, a neurological rehabilitation facility says it could prevent more injuries. “I’ve seen numbers one and a half million up to three million...

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Concussions, News

March 19, 2015

Flash Card Concussion Test Brings Simplicity, Accuracy to Sideline

The simple assessment, which doesn’t require medical knowledge to conduct or evaluate, may be especially useful in the youth sports arena where trainers and team physicians are few and...

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Concussions, News

March 16, 2015

Don’t Blink. The King-Devick Test: A Rapid, Sideline Visual Assessment Tool to Assist in Detection of Concussion

Take Home Message: The King-Devick test is a quick and reliable method to assess vision, eye movements, language function, and attention. An athlete with a concussion tends to complete...

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Concussions, News

March 13, 2015

Simple vision test may help catch concussions

“In the youth leagues in particular, when there may not be doctors or athletic trainers on the sidelines when a kid gets hit, this enables parents with proper training...

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Concussions, News

March 13, 2015

Video: Potential game-changer for safety of young athletes

Watch Jenna Lee talk about Head Injury with Laura Balcer, MD, from NYU. Watch the Video

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Concussions, News, Video

March 12, 2015

Simple Vision Test Detects Concussion in Young Athletes

“A vision test absolutely needs to be added,” Dr Galetta told Medscape Medical News. “This one has been the most rigorously tested on the sidelines, and it’s easy to...

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Concussions, News

March 11, 2015

A Simple Flashcard Test to Detect Concussions

Overall, the King-Devick test had by far the greatest accuracy and lowest risk of false positives. The upshot, Dr. Galetta believes, is that parents and coaches “should absolutely consider”...

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Concussions, News

March 8, 2015

This 2-Minute Test Helps Parents Easily Figure Out If A Child Has A Concussion

Simple as it may sound, the K-D test actually does a better job of detecting concussions (with a 92 percent success rate) than two better-known methods: a “timed tandem...

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Concussions, News

March 5, 2015

Simple Sideline Test Shown Effective In Diagnosing Concussion In Student Athletes

“Our findings in children and collegiate athletes show how a simple vision test can aid in diagnosis of concussion at all levels of sport,” says Dr. Galetta, who is...

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Concussions, News

January 28, 2015

US National Teams Implement King-Devick Test

Dr. Patrick Kersey, Medical Director for USA Football, couldn't have been more impressed with the implementation process and overall results. "The implementation process was a total breeze," Kersey said....

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Concussions, News

January 28, 2015

Mayo Clinic adds its name to sidelines concussion test

“Studies have indicated that the King-Devick test is an effective tool for the real-time evaluation of concussion because it looks at rapid eye movement and attention, both of which...

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Concussions, News

January 27, 2015

Mayo and King-Devick Test Have Licensing Agreement for Sideline Concussion Test

Studies have indicated that the King-Devick test is an effective tool for the real-time evaluation of concussion because it looks at rapid eye movement and attention – both are...

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Concussions, News

December 22, 2014

High schools confront athlete concussions

Tests administered on the sidelines, such as the King-Devick and the Standardized Assessment of Concussions (SAC), require athletes to quickly read numbers or words, or to recall words. Athletes...

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Concussions, News, Video, Youth Athletes

December 19, 2014

Reston Hockey Club Targets Concussion Prevention

Injury liaisons such as Shaman do not need medical training to perform a series of simple assessments to check if a player may be suffering a concussion, Schmidt said....

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Concussions, Hockey, News, Youth Athletes

December 8, 2014

Vision-based test accurate and easy for concussion screening

“More than 50 percent of brain pathways are responsible for controlling eye movement, so injuries to the brain almost universally affect eye movement,” said Dr. David Dodick of the...

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Concussions, News, Youth Athletes