A comparison of clinical assessment with common diagnostic tools for monitoring concussion recovery in adolescent rugby union players.

Objectives: To characterise the incidence, severity and recovery of sport-related concussion (SRC) in schoolboy rugby players and explore whether the Sports Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT), Cogstate Brief Battery (CBB) and the King-Devick test (K-D test) can be used to monitor concussion status through to full recovery.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Rugby union has a high rate of SRC; however, there is little research investigating how concussion affects adolescent rugby players.

The epidemiology of concussion in professional rugby union in Ireland.

Objectives: To determine incidence rates, severity and the nature of concussion in professional rugby union in Ireland.

Design: Retrospective observational study of time-loss concussion.

Setting: Professional rugby union in Ireland.