Sports Neurology

<p><i>Sports Neurology</i> is designed to be a comprehensive overview of neurology within the context of sports medicine. This definitive text addresses the history of sports neurology, including its unique role within sports medicine, and provides a detailed assessment of central and peripheral nervous system injuries and illnesses in athletes. <i>Sports Neurology </i>is a critical companion for all sports medicine clinicians and for neurologists who manage athletes.</p><br><br><ul><li>Provides an introduction and overview of concussion in sport, discussing the epidemiology, biomechanics and pathophysiology of concussion, as well as considerations for sideline evaluation and emergency room diagnosis and management</li><li>Explores the long-term consequences of concussion and repetitive head impacts and the relationship with neurodegeneration</li><li>Offers an overview of mild, moderate and severe brain injury classification; compares moderate and severe traumatic brain injury within t