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. 2009 Dec;53(4):233–250.
Name:____________________________ Date:_________
Sport/Team:_____________________ Mouth Guard? Y N
1) SIGNS
Was there loss of consciousness or unresponsiveness? Y N
Was there seizure or convulsive activity? Y N
Was there a balance problem/unsteadiness? Y N
2) MEMORY
Modified Maddocks questions (check those correct)
At what venue are we? _____ Which half is it? ____ Who scored last? ____ What team did we play last? ____
Did we win last game? ____
3) SYMPTOM SCORE
Total number of positive symptoms (from “ SYMPTOMS” box on other side of the card) =________
4) COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT(Check those correct)
5 word recall (Examples) Immediate Delayed (after concentration tasks)
Word 1_______ cat ____ ____
Word 2_______ pen ____ ____
Word 3_______ shoe ____ ____
Word 4_______ book ____ ____
Word 5_______ car ____ ____
Months in reverse order (circle those incorrect) Jun-May-Apr-Mar-Feb-Jan-Dec-Nov-Oct-Sep-Aug-Jul
OR
Digits backwards (check those correct)
5–2–8 3–9–1 ____
6–2–9–4 4–3–7–1 ____
8–3–2–7–9 1–4–9–3–6 ____
7–3–9–1–4–2 5–1–8–4–6–8 ____
Ask delayed 5-word recall now
5) NEUROLOGICAL SCREENING
Pass Fail
Speech ____ ____
Eye Motion and Pupils ____ ____
Pronator Drift ____ ____
Gait Assessment ____ ____
Any neurologic screening abnormality necessitates formal neurologic or hospital assessment.