A Prospective Study of Brain Network Activation (BNA) Changes in High School Athletes Following Concussion

Inclusion Criteria:

- Aged 13-18 years

- Able to speak, read and understand English sufficiently to understand the nature of
the study, and to allow completion of all study assessments

- Willingness to participate and able to give informed assent (child) and/or consent
(parent for minors or adult 18+ years of age for self)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Current or history of TBI (i.e., Glasgow Coma Scale <13) or brain surgery

- Current or history of any psychiatric disorder (except ADD/ADHD), e.g., depression,
bipolar disorder, schizophrenic disorder

- Substance abuse within the last year

- Current or history of Special education, e.g., reading disorder (dyslexia), writing
disorder (dysgraphia), math disorder (dyscalculia), nonverbal learning disorder

- Current or history of any Neurological disorder, e.g., epilepsy, seizures

- History of any medication affecting CNS within the last year, e.g., antidepressants,
anticonvulsants, Ritalin, first generation antihistamines, etc.

- Current or history of Significant sensory deficits such as deafness or blindness

- Current or history of Clinically significant abnormal laboratory values or ECG

- A concussion within the last year

- Current or history of residual symptoms or deficits related to a previous concussion

- Diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders, e.g., Asperger's syndrome, High functioning
Autism, PDD

- Currently with lice or open wounds on scalp

- Long and thick hair that prevents the proper administration of an EEG cap