Resch, J. E., Rach, R., Walton, S., & Broskek, D. K. (2017). Sport Concussion and the Female Athlete. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 36, 717-739. doi:10.1016/j.csm.2017.05.002
Abstract
Sport concussion 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 equal, if not increased, susceptibility to sport concussion. An ever-growing body of research continues to compare male and female athletes in terms of sport concussion before and after an injury. Clinicians must be cognizant of this literature to make evidence-based clinical decision when providing care to female athletes and discern between dated and/or unsupported claims in terms of sport concussion.