Loris Karius: Liverpool keeper referred for concussion tests by club

 

Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius was referred to medical experts in Boston after contacting the club while on holiday in the United States.

The 24-year-old German visited Massachusetts General Hospital and was diagnosed with concussion five days after the Champions League final.
Karius made errors for the first and third goals his side conceded in the 3-1 defeat by Real Madrid on 26 May.
Dr Ross Zafonte said it was "possible" the injury "would affect performance".
Shortly before his mistake for Real's opening goal, Karius collided Spanish defender Sergio Ramos - but in a statement released with the player's permission, doctors did not say if that incident was the cause of the concussion.
Karius appeared to show no signs of injury and did not request any treatment during the game in Kiev, Ukraine.
The collision occurred early in the second half. Minutes later, the German threw the ball into the path of Real striker Karim Benzema, who stuck out his leg and scored.
Real's third goal came when Karius let a long-range shot by forward Gareth Bale slip through his hands.
Dr Zafonte, who is a leading expert in head injuries in the NFL, said Karius' assessment involved reviewing "game film", a "physical examination" and "objective metrics".
He added it was "likely" that "visual spatial dysfunction" - which hampers a person's ability to process visual information about where objects are in space - would have occurred immediately after the event that caused the concussion.