Editing Concussion (section)

===Age===
Young children have the highest concussion rate among all age groups.<ref name=NEJM2007/> However, most people with a concussion are young adults.<ref name=Ryan03/> A Canadian study found that the yearly [[incidence (epidemiology)|incidence]] of mTBI is lower in older age groups (graph at right).<ref name="gordonke">{{cite journal | vauthors = Gordon KE, Dooley JM, Wood EP | title = Descriptive epidemiology of concussion | journal = Pediatric Neurology | volume = 34 | issue = 5 | pages = 376–378 | date = May 2006 | pmid = 16647998 | doi = 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.09.007 }}</ref> Studies suggest males develop mTBI at about twice the rate of their female counterparts.<ref name=Cassidy2004/> However, female athletes may be at a higher risk of sustaining a concussion than their male counterparts.<ref name="McKeever03">{{cite journal | vauthors = McKeever CK, Schatz P | title = Current issues in the identification, assessment, and management of concussions in sports-related injuries | journal = Applied Neuropsychology | volume = 10 | issue = 1 | pages = 4–11 | year = 2003 | pmid = 12734070 | doi = 10.1207/S15324826AN1001_2 | s2cid = 33825332 }}</ref>