William Paul Meehan III, MD, is director of the Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention and director of Research for the Brain Injury Center at Boston Children's Hospital.

• Foreword by Lyle J. Micheli, MDAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. What Is a Concussion?2. Sport-Related Concussion: How Common It Is3. Risk Factors for Concussion: What Factors Are Associated with an Increased Risk of Sustaining a Concussion or Suffering a Long Recovery?4. Sports Equipment: Helmets, Mouth Guards, and Concussion Prevention5. New Medical Information: Why Concussion Is Taken So Seriously Now6. "Neuropsychological" or "Neurocognitive" Testing: What It Is and Which Athletes Should Have It7. The Acute Assessment and Management of Sport-Related Concussion: What Happens When an Athlete Sustains a Concussion8. Potential Therapies: What Can Be Done to Help an Athlete Recover9. Assessing Recovery from Concussion: When Is It Safe for an Athlete to Return to Sports?10. The Ethical Considerations of Sports Participation: Should Children Be Allowed to Play a Sport That Carries a High-Risk of Concussion?11. Prevention: Ways to Prevent an Athlete from Sustaining a Concussion12. The Cumulative Effects of Concussion: How Many Is Too Many?13. Preventing Long-Term Problems: Considering Whether the Cumulative Effects of Concussion Can Be Prevented14. The Female Athlete: Are Girls and Boys Different When It Comes to Concussion?15. Setting Up a Concussion Program16. The Future: What Medical Research May Lead to in the Future17. In Their Own Words: Athletes from the Sports Concussion Clinic of Boston Children's Hospital18. Definitions and Team Members: Understanding Who Will Help Care for the Athlete with a Sport-Related ConcussionAppendixSeries Afterword, Julie K. Silver, MDIndex

William Paul Meehan III, MD, is director of the Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention and director of Research for the Brain Injury Center at Boston Children's Hospital.

• Foreword by Lyle J. Micheli, MDAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. What Is a Concussion?2. Sport-Related Concussion: How Common It Is3. Risk Factors for Concussion: What Factors Are Associated with an Increased Risk of Sustaining a Concussion or Suffering a Long Recovery?4. Sports Equipment: Helmets, Mouth Guards, and Concussion Prevention5. New Medical Information: Why Concussion Is Taken So Seriously Now6. "Neuropsychological" or "Neurocognitive" Testing: What It Is and Which Athletes Should Have It7. The Acute Assessment and Management of Sport-Related Concussion: What Happens When an Athlete Sustains a Concussion8. Potential Therapies: What Can Be Done to Help an Athlete Recover9. Assessing Recovery from Concussion: When Is It Safe for an Athlete to Return to Sports?10. The Ethical Considerations of Sports Participation: Should Children Be Allowed to Play a Sport That Carries a High-Risk of Concussion?11. Prevention: Ways to Prevent an Athlete from Sustaining a Concussion12. The Cumulative Effects of Concussion: How Many Is Too Many?13. Preventing Long-Term Problems: Considering Whether the Cumulative Effects of Concussion Can Be Prevented14. The Female Athlete: Are Girls and Boys Different When It Comes to Concussion?15. Setting Up a Concussion Program16. The Future: What Medical Research May Lead to in the Future17. In Their Own Words: Athletes from the Sports Concussion Clinic of Boston Children's Hospital18. Definitions and Team Members: Understanding Who Will Help Care for the Athlete with a Sport-Related ConcussionAppendixSeries Afterword, Julie K. Silver, MDIndex

William Paul Meehan III, MD, is director of the Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention and director of Research for the Brain Injury Center at Boston Children's Hospital.

• Foreword by Lyle J. Micheli, MDAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. What Is a Concussion?2. Sport-Related Concussion: How Common It Is3. Risk Factors for Concussion: What Factors Are Associated with an Increased Risk of Sustaining a Concussion or Suffering a Long Recovery?4. Sports Equipment: Helmets, Mouth Guards, and Concussion Prevention5. New Medical Information: Why Concussion Is Taken So Seriously Now6. "Neuropsychological" or "Neurocognitive" Testing: What It Is and Which Athletes Should Have It7. The Acute Assessment and Management of Sport-Related Concussion: What Happens When an Athlete Sustains a Concussion8. Potential Therapies: What Can Be Done to Help an Athlete Recover9. Assessing Recovery from Concussion: When Is It Safe for an Athlete to Return to Sports?10. The Ethical Considerations of Sports Participation: Should Children Be Allowed to Play a Sport That Carries a High-Risk of Concussion?11. Prevention: Ways to Prevent an Athlete from Sustaining a Concussion12. The Cumulative Effects of Concussion: How Many Is Too Many?13. Preventing Long-Term Problems: Considering Whether the Cumulative Effects of Concussion Can Be Prevented14. The Female Athlete: Are Girls and Boys Different When It Comes to Concussion?15. Setting Up a Concussion Program16. The Future: What Medical Research May Lead to in the Future17. In Their Own Words: Athletes from the Sports Concussion Clinic of Boston Children's Hospital18. Definitions and Team Members: Understanding Who Will Help Care for the Athlete with a Sport-Related ConcussionAppendixSeries Afterword, Julie K. Silver, MDIndex