1. Performance Times for the King-Devick Test in Children and Adolescents
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Paul J. Gubanich, Kelsey Logan, Eric Slattery, and Resmi Gupta
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,MEDLINE ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Neuropsychological Tests ,03 medical and health sciences ,Sex Factors ,0302 clinical medicine ,Risk Factors ,Sex factors ,medicine ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Prospective Studies ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Child ,Prospective cohort study ,Brain Concussion ,biology ,Athletes ,business.industry ,Youth Sports ,Age Factors ,030229 sport sciences ,biology.organism_classification ,Test (assessment) ,Pediatric sports medicine ,Athletic Injuries ,Physical therapy ,business ,human activities - Abstract
To establish the King-Devick test (KD) performance values for children and adolescents.Prospective cohort.Pediatric sports medicine clinics.Five hundred seven athletes presenting to a pediatric sports medicine clinic for non-concussion-related evaluations.Age, sex, and risk factors for abnormal concussion recovery.The King-Devick test time.Four hundred eighty-three participants were included in the final analysis, which included 60.5% girls (n = 292) and 39.5% boys (n = 191). The KD test performance varied by age with a steady decrease in test time yearly from 8 years through 14 years of age, where some plateauing occurred. Baseline scores changed approximately 31 seconds over ages 8 to 18. Analysis of variance results revealed a strong effect of age on overall mean KD time (P0.001). The KD test performance was not associated with sex or other studied concussion risk factors or comorbid conditions.The KD test performance was reported in a cohort of youth aged 8 to 18 years, allowing for comparison of performance in individuals who may not have a baseline assessment. If baseline testing is desired, at least yearly intervals seems to be appropriate through childhood and early adolescence.
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- 2019
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