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Consensus statement on concussion in sport—the 5<sup>th</sup> international conference on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016

British Journal of Sports Medicine · 2017 · Vol. 51(11) · pp. 838–847

Paul McCrory✉(Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health)Willem Meeuwisse(University of Calgary)Jiří Dvořák(Schulthess-Klinik)Mark Aubry(International Ice Hockey Federation)Julian E. Bailes(NorthShore University HealthSystem)Steven P. Broglio(University of Michigan)Robert C. Cantu(Boston University)David J. Cassidy(Toronto Western Hospital)Ruben J. Echemendía(University of Missouri–Kansas City)Rudy J. Castellani(University of Maryland, Baltimore)Gavin A Davis(Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health)Richard Ellenbogen(University of Washington)Carolyn A. Emery(University of Calgary)Lars Engebretsen(Oslo University Hospital)Nina Feddermann‐Demont(University Hospital of Zurich)Christopher C. Giza(Mattel Children's Hospital)Kevin M. Guskiewicz(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)Stanley A. Herring(University of Washington)Grant L. Iverson(Harvard University)Karen M. Johnston(University of Toronto)James KissickJeffrey S. KutcherJohn J. Leddy(University at Buffalo, State University of New York)David Maddocks(The University of Melbourne)Michael Makdissi(Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health)Geoffrey A. Manley(University of California, San Francisco)Michael McCrea(Medical College of Wisconsin)William P. Meehan(Boston Children's Hospital)Sinji Nagahiro(Tokushima University)Jon Patricios(University of the Witwatersrand)Margot Putukian(Princeton University)Kathryn Schneider(University of Calgary)Allen K. Sills(Neurological Surgery)Charles H. Tator(University of Toronto)Michael S. TurnerPieter E. Vos(Slingeland Ziekenhuis)

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Abstract

The 2017 Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) consensus statement is designed to build on the principles outlined in the previous statements This document is developed for physicians and healthcare providers who are involved in athlete care, whether at a recreational, elite or professional level. While agreement exists on the principal messages conveyed by this document, the authors acknowledge that the science of SRC is evolving and therefore individual management and return-to-play decisions remain in the realm of clinical judgement.

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