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Advancing concussion assessment for para sport athletes through the Para SCAT6 initiative

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Over the past two decades, the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT)(SCAT is a registered trademark of the Concussion in Sport Group (CISG)) has become a foundational aspect of the evaluation and management of sport-related concussion (SRC).1–4 Born from an international consensus led by the CISG and refined through a rigorous, evidence-informed process, the SCAT series has improved and standardised the evaluation of SRC across domains, including symptoms, balance, cognition and ocular-motor function.1–4 The publication of the SCAT6 (sixth International Conference on Concussion in Sport—Amsterdam, October 2022) and its supporting evidence reviews in 2023 represents the accumulation of decades of evidence dedicated to improving athlete brain health.1 5–7