King Devick computerized neurocognitive test scores in professional football players with learning and attentional disabilities.

Objective: This study examined outcomes from the King Devick (K-D) in athletes with Learning Disabilities (LD) and attention disorders (ADHD).

Methods: A total of 574 professional football players from the Canadian Football League (CFL) completed baseline evaluations with computerized neurocognitive testing (CNT) prior to the 2016 competitive season. Player age, education, history of concussion, LD, and ADHD were analyzed for K-D and Immediate Post Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) performance.

Sideline Concussion Assessment: The King-Devick Test in Canadian Professional Football.

Sideline assessment tools are an important component of concussion evaluations. To date, there has been little data evaluating the clinical utility of these tests in professional football. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical utility of the King-Devick (K-D) test in evaluating concussions in professional football players.