A sports-related concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury experienced during an athletic event that may result in a wide range of symptoms.  This does not require loss of consciousness, but may include symptoms such as:

• Altered level of consciousness (drowsy, hard to arouse, or similar changes)
• Confusion, feeling spacey, or not thinking straight
• Headache
• Loss of consciousness
• Memory loss of events before the injury or immediately after the concussion
• Nausea and vomiting
• Moving clumsily
• Answering questions slowly, appears sluggish
• Confused about the current play, assignment
• Does not know score, opponent, location of game
• Balance disturbance, complains of dizziness

Guidelines for referral to the Baystate Sports Concussion Clinic....

Compliance with Massachusetts law….