24 | University Hospitals | 216-983-PLAY • UHSports.org University Hospitals • 216-983-PLAY | UHSports.org | 25 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY SPORTS University Hospitals Sports Medicine takes a three-part approach to concussion management through focusing on prevention, recognition and treatment of these injuries. Athletes are encouraged to undergo baseline testing prior to the season, and if they sustain a concussion, testing is repeated to identify when symptoms have returned to normal and an athlete is ready for a return to sport, school and other activities. Should complications occur in recovery, expert neuropsychologists who specialize in concussion evaluation and testing will evaluate the patient, which can assist with treatment plan development, school recovery plans and evaluating responses to treatments. Our neuropsychologists are specially trained in sports concussion and have years of experience managing concussions at all levels of sport, including the use of tools such as Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT™ Concussion Testing). Further evaluation into memory changes, concentration problems and other thinking/behavioral changes associated with concussion can be made through more comprehensive evaluation by neuropsychologists. This comprehensive evaluation helps to guide treatment recommendations, monitors an athlete’s response to treatments, can provide a fuller understanding of whether an athlete with a concussion has fully recovered, and can assist with detailed recommendations for return to school and other activities. CHRISTOPHER BAILEY, PhD UH Cleveland Medical Center 11100 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44106 UH Chagrin Highlands Health Center 3909 Orange Place, Suite 2300 Orange Village, Ohio 44122 ERIN BABBIT, PsyD UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital 10524 Euclid Avenue, Suite 3150 Cleveland, Ohio 44106 UH Westlake Health Center 960 Clague Road, Suite 3120 Westlake, Ohio 44145 PHILIP STEPHEN FASTENAU, PhD UH Cleveland Medical Center 11100 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44106 UH Westlake Health Center 960 Clague Road, Suite 3120 Westlake, Ohio 44145 ANN MARIE STUART, MD UH Medina Family and Internal Medicine/Pediatrics UH Medina Health Center 4001 Carrick Drive, Suite 150 Medina, Ohio 44256 CHRISTOPHERTANGEN, DO UH Richmond Medical Center 27100 Chardon Road, Suite 120 Richmond Heights, Ohio 44143 CHRIS PARNELL, DO Warrensville Outpatient and Neuro Rehab 4480 Richmond Road Warrensville Heights, Ohio 44281 HARKEETSANDU, MD UH Sheffield Health Center Center for Orthopedics 5001 Transportation Drive Sheffield Village, Ohio 44054 BRIAN ZELIS, MD UH Family Medicine Center Southwest General Strongsville Medical Center 18181 Pearl Road, Suite A104 Strongsville, Ohio 44136