Dr. Kerasidis will share his latest findings based on the widely-reported concussion protocol pilot program that began this season on nearly 10,000 student athletes through the Michigan High School Athletic Association.

Using the online- and mobile-based XLNTbrain Sport™ program, Dr. Kerasidis has been able to measure differences among male and female athletes.

This most recent compilation of data will be compared to an August report about a gender study conducted by Dr. Kerasidis that showed key differences from the baseline concussion tests. Females, for example, are more likely to report concussion-like symptoms at baseline. While males tend to report hardly any. He also found some evidence to suggest that there is a correlation between the severity of a migraine and the length of recovery time. The more headache pain, the longer the recovery period.

Link to media advisory: 
https://gumc.georgetown.edu/news/Research-Summit-Focuses-on-Female-Concussion-and-Traumatic-Brain-Injury-2

Link to conference feature: 
https://gumc.georgetown.edu/news/Georgetown-Hosts-Research-Summit-on-Concussions-in-Females

If you are from the media and want to report on — or attend — this event, the contact is: Karen Teber, km463@georgetown.edu.

If you would like a demonstration of the XLNTbrain Sport concussion protocol, please register here.