Concussions – Page 5 – King-Devick technologies, Inc.

February 8, 2018

Sideline Concussion Assessment: The King-Devick Test in Canadian Professional Football

Reasons for Study Sideline assessment tools are an important component of concussion evaluations. To date there has been little data evaluating the clinical utility of these tests in professional...

December 6, 2017

Validity of low-resolution eye-tracking to assess eye movements during a rapid number naming task: performance of the eyetribe eye tracker

Objective: To evaluate the performance of the EyeTribe compared to the EyeLink for eye movement recordings during a rapid number naming test in healthy control participants. Background: With the...

November 8, 2017

Baseline King–Devick scores for adults are not generalizable; however, age and education influence scores

Objective: To establish normative values for the King–Devick (K–D) test to be used as a reference for determining impairment related to concussion when individual baseline scores are lacking. Method:...

October 10, 2017

Sport Concussion and the Female Athlete

Sport concussion (SC) has emerged as a major health concern in the medical community and general public owing to increased research and media attention, which has primarily focused on male athletes. Female athletes have an...

September 10, 2017

Neurological tests improve after Olympic-style boxing bouts: a pretournament and post-tournament study in the 2016 Women’s World Boxing Championships

Aim To prospectively examine the neurocognitive, postural, dual-task and visual abilities of female Olympic-style boxers before and after participation in a tournament. Methods Sixty-one females completed the modified Balance...

September 1, 2017

Concussion in Ice Hockey: Current Gaps and Future Directions in an Objective Diagnosis

Objective: This review provides an update on sport-related concussion (SRC) in ice hockey and makes a case for changes in clinical concussion evaluation. Standard practice should require that concussions...

August 31, 2017

Characteristics of the King-Devick test in the assessment of concussed patients in the subacute and later stages after injury

Although the King-Devick (K-D) test has been used frequently in assessing sports related concussion early after injury, its characteristics over time after injury and in patients with prolonged persistent...

August 17, 2017

Review of Assessment Scales for Diagnosing and Monitoring Sports-related Concussion

Sports-related concussion has emerged as a public health crisis due to increased diagnosis of the condition and increased participation in organized and recreational athletics worldwide. Under-recognition of concussions can lead to...

August 15, 2017

Rapid sideline performance meets outpatient clinic: Results from a multidisciplinary concussion center registry

Objective: This study investigated the utility of sideline concussion tests, including components of the Sports Concussion Assessment Tool, 3rd Edition (SCAT3) and the King-Devick (K-D), a vision-based test of...

August 10, 2017

Relationships Among Common Visual and Vestibular Tests in Healthy Recreational Athletes

Background: Disruption of the visual and vestibular systems is commonly observed following concussion. Researchers have explored the utility of screening tools to identify deficits in these systems in concussed...

August 7, 2017

King-Devick Test identifies real-time concussion and asymptomatic concussion in youth athletes

Background: Sports concussion has an annual incidence of approximately 3.8 million. Over half go unreported and a substantial number may be asymptomatic. A rapid, cost-effective, and reliable tool that...

July 11, 2017

Effect of Fatigue on Ocular Motor Assessments

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of exertional fatigue on the scores of two ocular motor tests: the King-Devick (Mayo Clinic, Oakbrook Terrace, IL) and near point of convergence tests....

June 10, 2017

Pre-season Concussion Testing in High School Students with Academic Difficulties or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Objective: Learning disabilities and/or ADHD are considered to be important risk factors or modifiers for concussion assessment and management. The purpose of this study was to examine cognition and symptom...

June 3, 2017

Quantitative Comparison of K-D Balance and Sway BalanceTM System Mobile Device Applications

Objective: To compare agreement and intra-class correlation of King-Devick (K-D) Balance versus Sway Balance mobile applications. Background: Balance assessments are essential in concussion evaluation due to the high incidence...

Research Abstract Category: Concussions