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Children's Hospital Boston
Division of Sports Medicine
Sports Concussion Clinic
781-216-1328
Sports Concussion Clinic handout
Has your youth athlete had an ImPACT baseline test done? We offer this for $25/person, no insurance or co pay necessary. Please call our office make an appointment or to ask about our group rate.
Sports Concussion Clinic Team
William Meehan, MD*
Director, Sports Concussion Clinic
Pierre d'Hemecourt, MD*
Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
Michael O'Brien, MD*
Associate Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
Michelle Parker, MS, CPNP
Ariana Moccia, RN, BSN

*certified ImPACT consultants (CIC)

Concussion Signs and Symptoms
  • Headache
  • Nausea or vomitting
  • Dizziness or feeling off balance
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Amnesia (forgetting)
  • Difficulty concentrating
  • Double or fuzzy vision
    • Did You Know?
    From the US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Each year, as many as 3.8 million sports- and recreation-related concussions occur in this country.
  • Athletes who have had at least on concussion are at increased risk for another concussion.
  • A repeat concussion that happens before the brain fully rcovers from the first can result in brainswelling, permanent brain damade and even death. This is called "second impact syndrome."
    • Around Town and In The News
  • October 2, 2009
    Pierre d'Hemecourt, MD gave a presentation at Gillette Stadium for a symposium titled Concussion and the Athlete where he spoke about On the Field Management of the Head Injured Athlete.
  • April 2009
    Pierre d'Hemecourt, MD, Bill Meehan, MD and Michelle Parker, MS, CPNP are introduced in the Children's Hospital Boston publication of Pediatric Views.
  • October 2009
    Bill Meehan, MD wrote an article about the seriousness of concussions in the MetroWest Daily News.
  • Pierre d'Hemecourt, MD and Lyle Micheli, MD participate in the Annual Sports Related Conference on Concussion and Spine Injuries at Fenway Park
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