Machine Learning in Modeling High School Sport Concussion Symptom Resolve

Michael F. Bergeron, Sara Landset, Todd A. Maugans, Vernon B. Williams, Christy L. Collins, Erin B. Wasserman, Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar

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Abstract

Introduction Concussion prevalence in sport is well recognized, so too is the challenge of clinical and return-to-play management for an injury with an inherent indeterminant time course of resolve. A clear, valid insight into the anticipated resolution time could assist in planning treatment intervention. Purpose This study implemented a supervised machine learning-based approach in modeling estimated symptom resolve time in high school athletes who incurred a concussion during sport activity. Methods We examined the efficacy of 10 classification algorithms using machine learning for the prediction of symptom resolution time (within 7, 14, or 28 d), with a data set representing 3 yr of concussions suffered by high school student-athletes in football (most concussion incidents) and other contact sports. Results The most prevalent sport-related concussion reported symptom was headache (94.9%), followed by dizziness (74.3%) and difficulty concentrating (61.1%). For all three category thresholds of predicted symptom resolution time, single-factor ANOVA revealed statistically significant performance differences across the 10 classification models for all learners at a 95% confidence interval (P = 0.000). Naïve Bayes and Random Forest with either 100 or 500 trees were the top-performing learners with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve performance ranging between 0.656 and 0.742 (0.0-1.0 scale). Conclusions Considering the limitations of these data specific to symptom presentation and resolve, supervised machine learning demonstrated efficacy, while warranting further exploration, in developing symptom-based prediction models for practical estimation of sport-related concussion recovery in enhancing clinical decision support.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1362-1371
Number of pages10
JournalMedicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Volume51
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • ADOLESCENT
  • AUGMENTED INTELLIGENCE
  • RECOVERY
  • SPORTS MEDICINE
  • TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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