Neurological screening is necessary only if the athlete has a history of which condition?

• A. Asthma
• B. Diabetes
• C. Hypertension
• D. Concussion history

Answer: (D)

Neurological screening focuses on brain function and is used to detect deficits that could affect safe participation in sports, especially after a head injury. If an athlete has a history of concussions, there’s a higher risk of lingering symptoms or future injuries, so having prior brain-function screening helps establish a baseline and monitor changes over time. This makes concussion history the situation that truly triggers the need for neurological screening, to both assess current function and guide safe return-to-play decisions.

Asthma, diabetes, and hypertension involve other body systems and medical management, so they don’t specifically create a need for neurological screening in the same way a concussion history does.