Cherokee County school athletes to be given baseline concussion tests

For the first time, high school athletes in Cherokee County Schools are being given baseline concussion tests this year.

The tests, sponsored by Northside Hospital-Cherokee, are described by the district as 20-minute, noninvasive, “video-game type” procedures designed to improve the diagnosis and management of concussions.

All high school athletes are eligible for testing, which can be given at the school or at an athlete’s home.