Outside medical experts to join NFL summit on concussions
Medical experts outside the NFL have long disagreed with the findings of the league's concussion committee. Now, some of those experts will get a chance to make their points in person. Commissioner Roger Goodell has summoned physicians and athletic trainers from every team, as well as his concussion committee, to a summit on mild traumatic brain injury June 19 in Chicago. The league also invited a number of concussion experts who have criticized the league's research. In the wake of controversy surrounding the suicide of Andre Waters and the onset of Alzheimer's disease-like symptoms in 34-year-old Ted Johnson, he wants to ensure that players who have suffered from concussions are treated appropriately. Goodell said he is seriously considering mandating baseline neuropsychological tests to aid in the treatment of concussion victims. Computerized baseline tests would be administered at the beginning of a player's career or the start of the season to have a cognitive comparison once a player has suffered a concussion.
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