The two most recent comprehensive studies of concussions in high school athletics [12, 13] found that dizziness (74.6 % and 75.6 %) was the second-most reported
concussion symptom behind only headaches (93.4 % and 94.2 %).
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Recent estimates suggest that as many as 1.9 million children younger than 18 years have a sport - or recreation - related
concussion each year in the United States.1 This injury is biomechanically induced, with
symptoms resulting from neuronal dysfunction due to functional and neurometabolic alterations rather than gross structural abnormalities.2 Compared with boys involved in similar activities, girls experience higher rates of sport - related
concussion,3 - 7 report more severe
symptoms,8 - 11 demonstrate worse cognitive impairment,8 - 10, 12 and take longer to recover.11 The neural mechanisms
behind these postconcussion sex differences are poorly understood but have been attributed to differences in neuroanatomy and physiology, 13 cerebral blood flow, 14 and the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone.15 - 17