Editors' note: Acute elevation of serum inflammatory markers predicts symptom recovery after concussion

In the article “Acute elevation of serum inflammatory markers predicts symptom recovery after concussion,” Drs. Nitta et al. studied serum inflammatory markers in 41 high school and collegiate football players with sports-related concussion (SRC) and 43 matched control athletes, and they collected symptom severity scores at a preinjury baseline and at several time points up to 45 days postconcussion. They found that interleukin-6 (IL-6) and...