The King-Devick is a simple test that can be administered on the sidelines in less than two minutes, explains Troy Buchanan Principal Dr. Jerry Raines “It’s a very fast, two minute, sideline examination. We’re making database decisions instead of subjective decisions. In the past it was ‘What’s today? What did you have first hour?’ Those are more subjective. We always subscribe to ‘When in doubt, sit ‘em out,’ but this allows us to have data behind that decision. Ultimately it’s for the safety of our kids.”
- Sep 11 2014
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Specifically, we are recommending that the King-DevickTest be performed by all Doctors who work with children, especially Doctors of Optometry to establish baseline for all patients, especially for young children and teens who are at higher risk.
- Aug 18 2014
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Therefore, knowing that concussions can be identified 100% of the time with the King-Devick Test, here is another question for parents and the public to ask. Why are we not routinely administering the King-Devick Testing on children, 6 years and older, so that their optometric record establishes baseline in saccadic eye movement?
- Aug 16 2014
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Participants will take the King-Devick Test, which provides an objective measure of reaction time, eye movement and mental clarity.
- Aug 4 2014
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The King-Devick test may be a more objective and accurate method for sideline evaluation of sports-related concussion than the Standardized Concussion Assessment Tool 3 (SCAT3), which is the current standard, according to research reported at the 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society.
- Jul 31 2014
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In the new study, Mayo Clinic researchers tested the feasibility of using a portable eye-tracking device [King-Devick Test] in a simulated environment as a way to detect the early phases of hypoxia.
- Jul 31 2014
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In an article published this month in the journal “Neurology: Clinical Practice,” the researchers report that adding one simple vision test detected 100 percent of concussions that occurred during games or in practice.
- Jul 23 2014
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“This is the first study that has shown that adding a vision test helps to identify more athletes with concussion and shows the vision-based King-Devick test is very effective in a college setting,” said Dr. Laura Balcer, a professor of neurology and population health at NYU.
- Jul 22 2014
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About 1,200 students at Loyola High School, including non-athlete students, are being given a series of tests, known as baseline concussion test, designed to measure brain function.
- Jul 22 2014
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Bert Vargas, MD, compares two tools for evaluating sports-related concussion on the sidelines.