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. 2018 Nov 12;35(23):2776–2783. doi: 10.1089/neu.2018.5643

Table 2.

SRC Core and Supplemental–Highly Recommended CDEs across Groups

Core Common Data Elements
Domain Outcome measure name Acute Subacute Persistent/ chronic
Post-concussive/mild TBI-related symptoms* Health and Behavior Inventory (HBI)††  
Post-Concussion Symptom Inventory (PCSI)
Post-Concussion Symptom Scale (PCSS)**
The Rivermead Post Concussion Symptom Questionnaire (RPQ)
Neuromotor function Balance Error Scoring System (BESS)    
Cognitive assessments* Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics (ANAM)
Axon Sports Computerized Cognitive Assessment Tool (CCAT)
Computerized Neurocognitive Assessment Software (CNS) Vital Signs
Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT)
  Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC)    
Supplemental–Highly Recommended Common Data Elements
Domain Outcome measure name Acute Subacute Persistent/ chronic
Post-concussive/mild TBI-related symptoms Health and Behavior Inventory (HBI)††    
Neuromotor function Dynamic Gait Index    
Functional Gait Assessment    
Cognitive assessments Children's Orientation and Amnesia Test (COAT)    
Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT)
Hopkins Verbal Learning Test -Revised (HVLT-R)
Trail Making Test (TMT)
  Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V)
Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC)    
Other symptoms Brief Symptom Inventory-18 Item (BSI-18)    
Mood/Anxiety Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)    
Vestibular and oculo-motor function Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI)  
Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening Tool (VOMS)    
Quality of life/patient-reported outcomes Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PEDS-QL)    
*

Only one assessment is needed for each time-point.

**

PCSS is included in ImPACT, but may be administered separately.

The assessment is available within the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT-5), but may be administered separately.

††

The assessment is available within the Child Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (Child SCAT-5), but may be administered separately.

Please note that some of the measures listed above are for both pediatric and adult populations. Please visit the SRC recommendations on the NINDS CDE website for specific details.

SRC, sport-related concussion; CDEs, Common Data Elements; TBI, traumatic brain injury.