They do not have a test to administer. There is no way to tell for sure, so doctors can only assume based on the symptoms that the patient has a concussion. There is research being done still to come up with a test to administer that way concussions can be ruled out as the injury instead of any other detrimental brain damage. Fewer than 25% of people that were diagnosed with concussions used the nationally recognized guidelines and only 25% of coaches and trainers recognized that it takes a longer amount of time for younger athletes to recover than adults (York). It is thought to be this way due to the lack of information put out there by physicians and healthcare
They do not have a test to administer. There is no way to tell for sure, so doctors can only assume based on the symptoms that the patient has a concussion. There is research being done still to come up with a test to administer that way concussions can be ruled out as the injury instead of any other detrimental brain damage. Fewer than 25% of people that were diagnosed with concussions used the nationally recognized guidelines and only 25% of coaches and trainers recognized that it takes a longer amount of time for younger athletes to recover than adults (York). It is thought to be this way due to the lack of information put out there by physicians and healthcare