Concussions – Page 9 – King-Devick technologies, Inc.

May 1, 2014

Vision-Based Concussion Testing in a Youth Ice Hockey Cohort: Effects of Age and Visual Crowding

Objective: We examined the King-Devick (K-D) test, a vision-based measure of rapid number naming, as a complement to the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool, 3rd edition (SCAT3/Child-SCAT3) for sideline diagnosis...

April 30, 2014

The King-Devick Test is Vastly Superior to the Symbol Digit Modalities Test as a Sideline Determinant of Concussion in Mixed Martial Arts Fighters

Objective: To compare the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) to the King-Devick (K-D) test as a potential rapid sideline screening for concussion. Background: Sports-related concussion is increasingly recognized as...

March 12, 2014

Baseline Concussion Testing in Different Environments: A Pilot Study

Purpose: Athletic trainers and sport medicine professionals have the responsibility of diagnosing and managing concussion in athletes. The King-Devick (K-D) Test provides athletic trainers and sport medicine professionals with an...

March 7, 2014

A Countywide Program to Manage Concussions in High School Sports

Background: With the national spotlight on concussions sustained in contact sports, this Countywide Concussion Program addresses the unique challenges presented to public and private high schools in order to...

February 10, 2014

The King-Devick test as a concussion screening tool administered by sports parents

Background: Sports-related concussion has received increasing awareness due to short- and long-term neurologic sequelae seen among athletes. The King-Devick (K-D) test captures impairment of eye movements and other correlates...

February 4, 2014

In the Clinic: Concussion

For the oculomotor examination, an additional test that may be used is the King–Devick Test, which is a tool that rapidly assesses eye movements and can be used in...

January 9, 2014

Assessment, Management and Knowledge of Sport-Related Concussion: Systematic Review

Background: Sport-related concussions are a subset of mild traumatic brain injuries and are a concern for many sporting activities worldwide. Objective: To review and update the literature in regard...

November 15, 2013

Comparison and Utility of King-Devick and ImPACT® Composite Scores in Adolescent Concussion Patients

The King-Devick (K-D) oculomotor test has recently been advocated for sideline diagnosis of concussion. Although, visual processing and performance are often impaired in concussion patients, the utility of K-D...

November 10, 2013

Sports-Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science, Changing the Culture

The King-Devick Test is designed to assess saccadic eye movements, measuring the speed of rapid number naming as well as errors made by the athlete, with the goal of...

November 1, 2013

Effects of Youth Football on Selected Clinical Measures of Neurologic Function: A Pilot Study

We assessed 10 youth football players (13.4 + 0.7 y) immediately before and after their season to explore the effects of football participation on selected clinical measures of neurologic...

October 3, 2013

Visual Screening Test for Rapid Sideline Determination of Concussive and Sub-concussive Events

The need for sideline rapid assessment of mild head injury is fundamental to limiting the deleterious effects of repeated impacts to the head. The great majority of athletes are...

June 3, 2013

Concussion Screening in High School Football Using the King Devick Test

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of the King-Devick (K-D) test, a screening which evaluates saccadic eye movements, to identify football players who may have sustained a concussion during play....

May 15, 2013

Saccades and Memory: Baseline associations of the King-Devick and SCAT2 SAC tests in professional hockey players

Objectives: The Sports Concussion Assessment Tool 2 (SCAT2) and King–Devick (K–D) tests have both been proposed as sideline tools to detect sports-related concussion. We performed an exploratory analysis to...

March 15, 2013

Concussions in amateur rugby union identified with the use of a rapid visual screening tool

Aim: To use the King-Devick (K-D) test and Sports Concussion Assessment Tool 2 (SCAT2) in amateur rugby union players to identify witnessed and unrecognised episodes of concussion that occurred...

November 3, 2012

Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: the 4th International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich, November 2012

How can the SCAT2 be improved? It was agreed that a variety of measures should be employed as part of the assessment of concussion to provide a more complete...

Research Abstract Category: Concussions