Table 1.
Patient history and characteristics gathered during initial evaluation
| Patient | Age | Gender | Sport | Mechanism of Injury | Initial Symptoms | Current Medications | Co‐Morbidites | Multidisciplinary Care | Concussion History | Days Since Concussion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | F | Lacrosse | Ball to the head | Headache, photophobia, phonophobia,difficulty concentrating, sleep disturbance | Daily vitamin, ibuprofen, melatonin, riboflavin, amitriptyline* | History of migraine, previous concussion | Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine, Neuropsychology | 2 | 33 |
| 2 | 18 | M | Soccer | Head‐to‐head contact | Headache, photophobia, dizziness | Amitripyline, divalproex, naproxen sodium, Coenzyme Q10*, Vitamin D* | History of migraine, previous concussion, dizziness | Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine, Neurology, Neuropsychology, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Headache Clinic | 2 | 192 |
| 3 | 19 | M | Swimming | Passenger in motor vehicle accident | Headache, photophobia, phonophobia, dizziness, sleep disturbance, body aches from impact | None, acetimenophen*, amoxicilln* | Dizziness | Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine | 1 | 19 |
| 4 | 15 | M | Ice hockey | Elbow to side of the head then hit back of head on the ice | Feeling “out of it”, photophobia, phonophobia, difficulty being upright, fatigue, fogginess, blurred vision | Acetimenophen, butalbital‐acetaminophen‐caffeine, naproxen, sertraline, melatonin*, guaiFENesin*, Vitamin D* | History of migraine, previous concussion, psychosocial factors | Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine, Neuropsychology | 2 | 77 |
| 5 | 17 | M | Ice hockey | Elbow to head and then a shoulder to head 18 days later | Confusion, photophobia, phonophobia, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, difficulty concentrating, sleep disturbance | Vitamin D, Coenzyme Q10, ibuprofen, melatonin, methylphenidate, Omega‐3 | Amnesia, dizziness, learning disabilities, previous concussion, psychosocial factors | Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine, Neuropsychology, Psychiatry | 3 | 86 |
| 6 | 18 | F | Dance | MVA, hit from behind, airbag did not deploy | Stress with driving, anxiety, headaches, dizziness, excessive fatigue, sensitivity to light, moodiness, difficulty concentrating and remembering | Ibuprofen, melatonin, clonidine, fluoxetine, naproxen sodium* | Psychosocial issues, female gender | Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine, Psychiatry | 1 | 83 |
these medications were added during the course of the plan of care