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. 2015 Nov;50(11):1174–1181. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-50.11.11

Table 4. .

Preparticipation Assessments Performed by National Collegiate Athletic Association Member Institutions (N = 327)

Test
No. (%)
Compliance with National Collegiate Athletic Association guidelines for having concussion history, symptom checklist, neurocognitive testing, and balance testing 141 (43.1)
Concussion history 326 (99.7)
Symptom checklist 300 (91.7)
Neurocognitive tests 272 (83.2)
 Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and  Cognitive Testing (ImPACT, ImPACT Applications,  Inc, Pittsburgh, PA) 252 (77.1)
 Headminder Concussion Resolution Index (no longer  available) 8 (2.4)
 CCAT Axon Sports Computerized Cognitive  Assessment Tool (formerly called CogSport;  CogState, Wausau, WI) 7 (2.1)
 CNS Vital Signs (CNS Vital Signs, LLC, Morrisville,  NC) 7 (2.1)
 Paper-pencil tests (eg, Symbol Digit Modalities Test,  Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System [Pearson  Education, Inc, San Antonio, TX], Trail Making Test) 5 (1.5)
  Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics  (Vista LifeSciences, Parker, CO) 0 (0.0)
 Other 7 (2.1)
Balance tests 185 (56.6)
 Balance Error Scoring System 156 (47.7)
 Romberg Test 22 (6.7)
 Sensory Organization Test 14 (4.3)
 Force plate/platform 10 (3.1)
 Sway Balance (Sway Medical LLC, Tulsa, OK) 4 (1.2)
 Nintendo Wii Balance Board (Nintendo of America Inc,  Redmond, WA) 3 (0.9)
 Other 18 (5.5)
Neurostatus tests 118 (36.1)
 Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC) 57 (17.4)
 Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 2 (SCAT2) 51 (15.6)
 Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 3 (SCAT3) 39 (11.9)
Sideline ImPACT 7 (2.1)
Visual tests 131 (40.1)
 Standard eye exam (Snellen chart) 116 (35.5)
 King-Devick Test (Mayo Foundation for Medical  Education and Research, Oakbrook Terrace, IL) 15 (4.6)
 Other 6 (1.8)
Other tests/assessments
 Headache/migraine history 128 (39.1)
 Anxiety/depression 113 (34.6)
 Sleep 102 (31.2)
 General mood 94 (28.7)
 Behavioral 79 (24.2)
 Quality of life 56 (17.1)
 Neck strength 15 (4.6)
 Evoked potentials 4 (1.2)
 Smell testing 4 (1.2)
 Taste testing 4 (1.2)
 Other 20 (6.1)