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CONCURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN LEARNING DISORDERS AND CONCUSSION IN YOUNG ADULT ATHLETES

Linda S. Pagani1*
  • 1 Unversité de Montréal, School of Psycho-Education, Canada

Background. Athletes with the most common neurodevelopmental disorder, Specific Learning Disorder (LD), tend to score lower on neuropsychological tests and are at increased risk of personal injury than their counterparts without such disorders. Objective. Using a retrospective and prospective design, we examined whether adult athletes with LD, the most prevalent of neurodevelopmental disorders, experience greater chances of past and future concussions than their counterparts without LD. Hypothesis. We expected to find that athletes with LD would show greater risk of past (retrospective) and future (prospective) cerebral concussions, Participants. 95 men and 53 women (aged 18 to 25) were recruited from university sports teams and followed during an entire season. Predictor Variable. 38 participants had a LD. Outcome Variable. 101 had a history of at least one concussion (72 males, 29 females) at the pre-season baseline. One-third experienced a new concussion. Data Analytic Procedure. Inferential cross-tabulation analyses. Results. Athletes with LD were twice more likely to have a concussion history at baseline and to have a history of multiple concussions than athletes without LD, 95% CI [0.86, 4.92] and 95% CI [0.77, 3.40], respectively. Athletes with LD were twice more likely to incur a new concussion than those without LD, 95% CI [0.86, 4.92]. Conclusions. Adult athletes with LD experience greater chances of previous and future concussions compared to counterparts without LD. Preventive practices regarding individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders may not only prevent the bio-psycho-social consequences of brain trauma for the individual but also represent a cost-effective public health measure.

Acknowledgements

Linda S. Pagani Ph.D.1.2 Robert Davis Moore, Ph.D.2.3 and Dave Ellemberg Ph.D.2.3

1 École de psychoéducation, Université de Montréal, Canada
2 Sainte-Justine’s Hospital Research Center (Brain Diseases Division), Université de Montréal, Canada
3 Laboratoire de la neuropsychologie du sport et du développement, Université de Montréal, Canada

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Keywords: mild traumatic brain injury, concussion, Head injury, Sport injury, learning disorder, Learning disability.

Conference: SAN2016 Meeting, Corfu, Greece, 6 Oct - 9 Oct, 2016.

Presentation Type: Oral Presentation in SAN 2016 Conference

Topic: Workshop in DSM-5 clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis and bio-psycho-social treatment and follow-up of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder across the lifespan

Citation: Pagani LS (2016). CONCURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN LEARNING DISORDERS AND CONCUSSION IN YOUNG ADULT ATHLETES
. Conference Abstract: SAN2016 Meeting. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2016.220.00080

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Received: 30 Jul 2016; Published Online: 01 Aug 2016.

* Correspondence: Prof. Linda S Pagani, Unversité de Montréal, School of Psycho-Education, Montréal, Quebec, H3C 3J7, Canada, Linda.s.pagani@umontreal.ca