%0 Journal Article
%T Objective Eye Tracking Deficits Following Concussion for Youth Seen in a Sports Medicine Setting
%A Anna N. Brilliant
%A Christina L. Master
%A David R. Howell
%A Eileen P. Storey
%A Olivia E. Podolak
%A William P. Meehan
%J Journal of Child Neurology
%@ 1708-8283
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0883073818789320
%X Quantification of visual deficits may help to identify dysfunction following concussion. We evaluated eye-tracking measurements among adolescents within 10 days of concussion and healthy control participants. Patients who reported to 2 tertiary care sport concussion clinics within 10 days of concussion completed an objective eye tracking assessment. Seventy-nine participants completed the study, 44 with concussion (mean age = 14.1 ¡À 2.2 years, 39% female) and 35 controls (mean age = 14.3 ¡À 2.4 years, 57% female). Right eye skew along the bottom of the screen was significantly higher for the concussion group compared to controls (median = 0.022 [interquartile range = ¨C0.263, 0.482] vs 0.377 [interquartile range = ¨C0.574, ¨C0.031]; P = .002), but not the left eye. Among the variables investigated, right eye skew was altered for adolescents with a concussion. Visual function is an important component in the postconcussion evaluation, and identifying deficits soon after injury may allow for earlier specialist referral and intervention
%K pediatric
%K adolescent
%K mild traumatic brain injury
%K eye tracking
%K vision
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0883073818789320