Concussion-Ology: Redefining Sports Concussion Management for All Levels

Harry Kerasidis M.D

Sep 2015 · AuthorHouse

About this ebook

A new field of medicine is emerging, Concussionology, and it has massive consequences on the health and welfare of athletes livelihood. This guidebook provides basic training for athletes, parents and coaches as well as more in-depth training of concussions for athletic trainers, and other medical professionals.

In Concussionology, Dr. Harry Kerasidis:

Outlines his own clinical-caliber concussion protocol

Reveals who is more vulnerable to concussions

Gives requirements for concussion baseline tests

Provides neurological basics about the brain, injury and behavior

Offers practical steps to handling concussions, and more

What theyre saying

a full, all inclusive approach to the management of sports related concussions.

Dr. Alan Ashare, USA Hockey, Board of Director

Dr. Kerasidis is forward-thinking intellectually brilliant. This book is a reflection of that genius: straightforward, smart and leading-edge.

Erin Sharoni, National TV Sports Personality

Dr. Kerasidis explains the brain in user-friendly terms, including how it functions normally and how it responds in concussion. This book is a clear call to action for players, parents, coaches, and loved ones.

Theodore Henderson, MD, PhD Child, Adolescent, and General Psychiatry

Dr. Kerasidis expertise in concussions and concussion management has taught me what I need to know and helped me become a better athletic trainerand implement a first class concussion management program.

Stephanie Guzzo, Assistant Athletic Trainer, St. Marys College of Maryland

About the author

Harry Kerasidis, M.D. is a neurologist specializing in sports concussion detection and prevention. After 25 years treating thousands of concussions, Dr. Kerasidis created xlntbrain.com, an online and mobile platform to provide everything necessary to help prevent, detect and protect athletes from concussions. Dr. Kerasidis also founded Chesapeake Neurology Associates, serves as Medical Director at Calvert Memorial Hospital for the Center for Neuroscience, the hospital’s Sleep Disorders Center and Stroke Center.