Selected Sport Concussion Publications

Moulton R, Rudie K, Dukelow S, Benson B, Scott S. Capacity limits lead to information bottlenecks in ongoing rapid motor behaviours. eNeuro. 2023; NWR-0289-22R1.

Pinky NN, Debert CT, Dukelow SP, Benson BW, Harris AD, Yeates KO, Emery CA, Goodyear BG.  Multimodal magnetic resonance imaging of youth sport-related concussion reveals acute changes in the cerebellum, basal ganglia, and corpus callosum that resolve with recovery.  Front. Hum. Neurosci. 2022.

Bertagnolli J, Dukelow SP, Smith DJ, Richer L, Benson BW. The Clinical Utility of a Novel Multimodal Neurological Assessment Battery in Detecting Physiological Impairment in Athletes Sustaining an Acute Sport-Related Concussion. Clin J Sport Med 2024; . DOI: 10.1097 / JSM.0000000000001220.

Butt M, Dukelow S, Benson BW.  Assessment of sport-specific motor performance profile in high-performance athletes after a multi-modal neurologic training program. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc 2024; 56(10S): p 831 | DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0001059892.49581.b9.

Mang CS, Whitten TA, Cosh MS, Dukelow SP, Benson BW. Assessment of postural stability during an upper-extremity rapid bimanual motor task after sport-related concussion. Journal of Athletic Training 2020; 55(11):000-000 doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-378-19.

Ralston JD, Raina A, Benson BW, Peters RM, Roper JM, Ralston AB. Physiological Vibration Acceleration (Phybrata) Sensor Assessment of Multi-System Physiological Impairments and Sensory Reweighting Following Concussion. Medical Devices: Evidence and Research 2020;13:411-438

Benson BW, Leclerc S, Richards D, McCluskey P, McCormack R, Wilkinson M, Kolb J. Sport-Related Concussion Guidelines for Canadian National and National Development High-Performance Athletes. Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network, 2018.

Mang CS, Whitten TA, Cosh MS, Scott SH, Wiley JP, Debert CT, Dukelow SP, Benson BW. Robotic assessment of motor, sensory and cognitive function in acute sport-related concussion and recovery. J Neurotrauma 2018.

Mang, C. S., Whitten, T. A., Cosh, M. S., Scott, S. H., Wiley, J. P., Debert, C. T., Dukelow, S. P., and Benson, B. W. (2018). Test-retest reliability of the KINARM end-point robot for assessment of sensory, motor and neurocognitive function in young adult athletes. PLoS One 2018; 13, e0196205.

Benson BW, Hamilton GM, Meeuwisse WH, McCrory P, Dvorak J. Is protective equipment useful in preventing concussion? A systematic review of the literature. Br J Sports Med 2009; 43 (Suppl_1): i56-i67.

AM Smith, PA Alford, M Aubry, B Benson, A Black, A Brooks, C Burke, R D’Arcy, D Dodick, M Eaves, C Eickhoff, K Erredge, K Farrell, J Finnoff, DD Fraser, C Giza, RM Greenwald, M Hanzel, B Hoshizaki, J Huston, J Jorgenson, M Joyner, D Krause, N LaVoi, M Leaf, J Leddy, J Leopold, K Margarucci, S Margulies, J Mihalik, T Munce, A Oeur, S Podein, C Prideaux, WO Roberts, F Shen, D Soma, M Tabrum, MB Stuart, J Wethe, JR Whitehead, D Wiese-Bjornstal, MJ Stuart.  Proceedings from the Ice Hockey Summit III: Action on Concussion. Exercise Medicine 2019; 3:1.

Whitten TA, Mang CS, Cosh MS, Scott SH, Dukelow SP, Benson BW. Spatial working memory performance following acute sport-related concussion: A novel robotic assessment task. J of Concussion 2018.

McCrory P, Meeuwisse W, Aubry M, Cantu B, Dvorak J, Echemendia R, Engebretsen L, Johnston K, Kutcher J, Raftery M, Sills A, Benson B, Davis G, Guskiewicz K, Herring SA, Iverson G, Jordan B, Kissick J, McCrea M, McIntosh A, Maddocks D, Makdissi M, Purcell L, Putukian M, Turner M, Schneider K, Tator C. Consensus statement on concussion in sport – the 4th international conference on concussion in sport held in Zurich, November 2012. Br J Sports Med 2013; 47: 250–258.

Benson BW, Meeuwisse WH. Ice hockey injuries, in Maffuli N, Caine DJ (eds): Epidemiology of Pediatric Sports Injuries: Team Sports. Medicine and Sport Science. Basel, Karger, 2005, vol 49, pp 86-119.

Benson BW, McIntosh A, Maddocks D, Herring SA, Raftery M, Dvorak J. What are the most effective risk reduction strategies in sport concussion? From protective equipment to policy. Br J Sports Med 2013; 47: 321–326.

Debert CT, Stilling J, Wang M, Sajobi TT, Kowalski K, Benson BW, Yeates KO, Dukelow SP. Athletes with a history of multiple sport-related concussions may be at risk of mild cognitive impairment on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA). . 2019 May;46(3):311-318. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2019.18.

Benson BW, Mohtadi NGH, Rose MS, Meeuwisse WH. Head and neck injuries among ice hockey players wearing full face shields vs half face shields. JAMA 1999; 282 (24): 2328-2332.

Benson BW, Meeuwisse WH, Rizos J, Kang J, Burke CJ. A Prospective Study of Concussions among NHL Hockey Players during Regular Season Games: The NHL-NHLPA Concussion Program. CMAJ 2011;183 (8): 905-911.

AM Smith, MJ Stuart, DW Dodick, WO Roberts, PW Alford, AB Ashare, M Aubrey, BW Benson, CJ Burke, R Dick, C Eickhoff, CA Emery, LA Flashman, D Gaz, CC Giza, RM Greenwald, S Herring, TB Hoshizaki, JJ Hudziak, J Huston III, D Krause, N LaVoi, M Leaf, JJ Leddy, A MacPherson, AC McKee, JP Mihalik, AM

Benson BW, Rose MS, Meeuwisse WH. The impact of face shield use on concussions in ice hockey: a multivariate analysis. Br J Sports Med 2002; 36: 27-32.

Meeuwisse WH, Benson BW. Sport-related concussion: when’s it safe to suit up? Canadian Journal of Diagnosis 2005; 22 (5): 71-73.

Lau B, Benson BW. Ice Hockey, in Caine DJ, Harmer PA, Schiff MA (eds): Epidemiology of Injury in Olympic Sports, The Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine. Wiley-Blackwell, 2010, pp 411-446.

Emery C, Kang J, Goulet C, Shrier I, Hagel B, Benson BW, Nettel-Aguirre A, McAllister J, Hamilton G, Meeuwisse WH. The risk of injury associated with body checking among pediatric ice hockey players. JAMA 2010; 303(22):2265-2272.

Moessner, WJ Montelpare, M Putukian, KJ Schneider, R Szalkowski, M Tabrum, J Whitehead, and DM Wiese-Bjornstal. Ice Hockey Summit II: Zero Tolerance for Head Hits and Fighting. Clin J Sport Med 2015; 25(2):78-87.

Smith AM, Stuart MJ, Greenwald RM, Benson BW, Dodick DW, Emery CA, Finnoff JT, Mihalik J, Roberts WO, Sullivan CO, Meeuwisse WH. Proceedings from the Ice Hockey Summit on Concussion: A Call to Action. Clin J Sport Med 2011; 21: 281–287.

Little CE, Emery C, Black A, Scott SH, Meeuwisse W, Nettel-Aguirre A, Benson B, Dukelow S. Test–retest reliability of KINARM robot sensorimotor and cognitive assessment: in pediatric ice hockey players. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2015; 12: 78 (DOI 10.1186/s12984-015-0070-0).

Emery C, Kang J, Shrier I, Goulet C, Hagel B, Benson B, Nettel-Aguirre A, McAllister J, Meeuwisse WH. The risk of injury associated with body checking experience in youth ice hockey players. CMAJ 2011; DOI:10.1503/cmaj.101540.

Lun V, Benson BW. Concussion in sport: protect players from serious injury. Family Health 2008; 24 (3): 17-21.

Shehata N, Wiley P, Richea S, Benson BW, Duits L, Meeuwisse WH. Sport concussion assessment tool: baseline values for varsity collision sport athletes. Br J Sports Med 2009; 43: 730-734.