Hospital confirms Loris Karius did suffer concussion in CL final | OneFootball

It has been confirmed that Loris Karius did suffer concussion during Liverpool’s Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid last month.

The German goalkeeper clashed with Sergio Ramos early in the second half of the match in Kyiv, which the Reds went on to lose 3-1.

The incident took place in the 47th minute, just moments before the 24-year-old committed the first of two shocking errors to hand Los Blancos the win.

However, after reviewing footage, the Liverpool medical staff, one week after the game, ordered Karius to see a specialist during his holiday to the USA.

That’s exactly what Karius did, seeing specialist Dr. Ross Zafonte at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

And on Monday the hospital have confirmed that the number one did in fact have concussion during the Champions League final.

“On May 31, 2018 Mr. Karius underwent a comprehensive examination by Dr. Ross Zafonte and Dr. Lenore Herget in Boston at Massachusetts General Hospital and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,” they said in a statement.

“After carefully reviewing game film and integrating a detailed history – including his reported present and immediate post-contact subjective symptoms – physical examination and objective metrics, we have concluded that Mr. Karius sustained a concussion during the match May 26, 2018.

“At the time of our evaluation, Mr. Karius’s principal residual symptoms and objective signs suggested that visual spatial dysfunction existed and likely occurred immediately following the event. Additional symptomatic and objectively noted areas of dysfunction also persisted. It could be possible that such deficits would affect performance.

“We also note that Mr. Karius has reported significant and steady improvement since the concussive event, and we expect him to make a full recovery based on the results of the examination. We expect that with treatment and by following prescribed activity protocols he will continue to improve. We have encouraged vigilance and an emphasis on safety in his eventual return to full activity.

“This is the only comment we will be making in relation to this matter.  All future media inquiries should be directed to the Liverpool FC Press Office.”