OBJECTIVES: To examine the network structure and relationships between common post-concussion symptoms and to apply network analysis to the Concussion Clinical Profiles Screening (CP Screen) in order to determine whether the CP Screen items cluster together within the appropriate predefined profiles.
No actionable change for audiologists at this time — this is a concussion symptom-mapping study with no direct hearing or vestibular management implications, though vestibular symptoms may appear as nodes in the network.
Concussion often involves auditory and vestibular symptoms, and understanding symptom network structure could eventually inform which sub-specialties, including audiology and vestibular rehabilitation, should be prioritized in post-concussion care.
- 01Network analysis identified the relational structure of post-concussion symptom clusters in adolescents.
- 02The Concussion Clinical Profiles Screening (CP) tool was used to assess symptoms.
- 03Central symptoms in the network may be priority targets for intervention.
- 04Vestibular and balance-related symptoms are commonly part of concussion clinical profiles.
- 05Findings are preliminary and require replication before changing clinical workflows.
Network analysis of the Concussion Clinical Profiles Screening tool reveals distinct symptom relationships in adolescents post-concussion.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42229727
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115184.
- Journal
- The Journal of Pediatrics
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Adolescents assessed with the Concussion Clinical Profiles Screening tool following concussion
- Intervention
- Network analysis of post-concussion symptom relationships using CP Screening tool
Primary outcomes
Network structure of concussion symptom clusters; Identification of central symptoms driving post-concussion profiles