Relationship Between Concussion History and Neurocognitive Test Performance in National Football League Draft Picks

@article{Solomon2014RelationshipBC,
  title={Relationship Between Concussion History and Neurocognitive Test Performance in National Football League Draft Picks},
  author={Gary S Solomon and Andrew W Kuhn},
  journal={The American Journal of Sports Medicine},
  year={2014},
  volume={42},
  pages={934 - 939}
}
Background: There are limited empirical data available regarding the relationship between concussion history and neurocognitive functioning in active National Football League (NFL) players in general and NFL draft picks in particular. Potential NFL draft picks undergo 2 neurocognitive tests at the National Invitational Camp (Scouting Combine) every year: the Wonderlic and, since 2011, the Immediate Post-concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT). After conclusion of the combine and… 
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