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. 2014 Nov-Dec;49(6):800–805. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-49.3.66

Table 1.

ImPACT Modules and Composite Scores

Module
Cognitive Domain Evaluated
Word memory Attentional processes, verbal recognition memory
Design memory Attentional processes, visual recognition memory
X's and O's Visual working memory, visual processing speed, and visual memory
Symbol match Visual processing speed, learning, and memory
Color match Impulse control, response inhibition
3 letters Working memory and visual-motor response speed
Composite score Module(s) averaged
Verbal memory Word memory, symbol match, and 3 letters (percentage correct)
Visual memory Design memory (total percentage correct score) and X's and O's (total correct memory score)
Visual motor (processing) speed X's and O's (total number correct: 4 during interference) and 3 letters (average counted correctly × 3 from countdown phase)
Reaction time X's and O's (average correct reaction time of interference stage), symbol match (average correct reaction time/3) and color match (average correct reaction time)
Impulse control X's and O's (total errors on the interference phase) and color match (total commissions)
Total symptom Total for all 22-symptom descriptors (ie, headache, vomiting, dizziness). A complete list of symptoms can be found in the ImPACT clinical interpretation manual.3

Abbreviation: ImPACT, Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing.