Furthering the Discussion on Sport-Related Structural Brain Injury: An Invited Commentary on Positive Head Computed Tomography Findings in the Setting of Sport Head Injuries: Can These Athletes Return-to-Play?

Among athletes seen at a regional concussion center who underwent an acute HCT, positive findings were seen in 4%. Although athletes with a positive HCT had longer RTL and RTP, symptom resolution was similar between those with a positive and negative HCT. All athletes with a positive HCT successfully returned to play. Despite a more conservative approach to athletes with a positive HCT, clinical outcomes are similar between those with and without a positive HCT.