Table 1

ImPACT composite score calculations

ImPACT composite scoreCalculation
Verbal memoryAverage of these scores
  • Word memory total per cent correct (immediate+delay)/2.

  • Symbol match (hidden symbols)/9×100.

  • Three letters total letters correct.

Visual memoryAverage of the following scores
  • Xs and 0s−total correct (interference) total/4.

  • Design memory−total per cent correct (immediate+delay)/2.

Reaction timeAverage of these scores
  • Xs and 0s average correct RT.

  • Symbol match average correct RT/3.

  • Colour match average correct RT.

Processing speedAverage of the following scores
  • Xs and 0s−total correct (interference) total/4.

  • Three letters−average counted correctly×3.

Impulse controlSum of the following scores
  • Xs and 0s−total incorrect−interference.

  • Colour match total commissions.

  • ImPACT, Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing; RT, Reaction Time.