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Predictive Modeling of Sports-Related Concussions using Clinical Assessment Metrics
Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (2020, Canberra, Australia)
  • Sujit Subhash
  • Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi
  • Dennis Goodman
  • Donald C. Wunsch, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Gayla R. Olbricht, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Concussions represent a growing health concern that are challenging to diagnose and manage. Roughly four million concussions are diagnosed every year in the United States. While research in machine learning applications for concussions has focused on using advanced metrics such neuroimaging techniques and blood biomarkers, these metrics are yet to be implemented at a clinical level due to cost and reliability concerns. Therefore, concussion diagnosis is still reliant on clinical evaluations of symptoms, balance, and neurocognitive status and function. The lack of a universal threshold on these assessments makes the diagnosis process reliant on a physician's interpretation of these assessment scores. This study aims to explore the use of machine learning techniques to aid the concussion diagnosis process. These models could provide an automated means to flag concussed patients even before being seen by a doctor as well as expand the scope of concussion diagnosis to remote locations and areas with limited access to doctors.

Meeting Name
2020 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, SSCI 2020 (2020: Dec. 1-4, Canberra, Australia)
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Second Department
Computer Science
Third Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Research Center/Lab(s)
Center for High Performance Computing Research
Keywords and Phrases
  • Classification Models,
  • Concussions,
  • Predictive Modeling
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-172812547-3
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2021 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-5-2021
Publication Date
05 Jan 2021
Citation Information
Sujit Subhash, Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi, Dennis Goodman, Donald C. Wunsch, et al.. "Predictive Modeling of Sports-Related Concussions using Clinical Assessment Metrics" Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (2020, Canberra, Australia) (2021) p. 513 - 520
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gayla-olbricht/61/