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All children and adolescents with suspected concussion require a medical assessment from a physician or nurse practitioner to accurately diagnose concussion and ensure that the child or adolescent does not have a more severe form of brain injury (TBI), an injury to their cervical spine, or other mental health or neurological conditions that may ...
Concussion grading systems are sets of criteria used in sports medicine to determine the severity, or grade, of a concussion, the mildest form of traumatic brain injury. At least 16 such systems exist, [ 1 ] and there is little agreement among professionals about which is the best to use. [ 2 ]
For this dad, it taught me about the importance of dedicated concussion researchers, doctors and athletic trainers who are teaming up to discover the newest ways to diagnose and treat concussions.
Adults and children with a suspected concussion require a medical assessment with a doctor or nurse practitioner to confirm the diagnosis of concussion and rule out more serious head injuries. After life-threatening head injuries, injuries to the cervical spine, and neurological conditions are ruled out, exclusion of neck or head injury ...
In a study conducted to highlight the symptoms of TBI, students aged 11-18 participated to bring attention to their concussion symptoms. Although attention was brought to the light sensitivity ...
RPQ-3 symptoms are regarded as the more "physical" symptoms, whereas the RPQ-13 set of symptoms are considered to have a more significant impact on psychic and social function. [9] [10] The questionnaire also includes a space for the test-taker to report any additional symptoms they may be experiencing since the onset of the injury.
Second-impact syndrome (SIS) occurs when the brain swells rapidly, and catastrophically, after a person has a second concussion before symptoms from an earlier one have subsided. This second blow may occur minutes, days, or weeks after an initial concussion, [1] and even the mildest grade of concussion can lead to second impact syndrome. [2]
Description: Pie chart showing causes of concussion in schoolchildren from Ontario: Date: 21 January 2007: Source: Self-made, based on findings of this study: author=Kozlowski KF, Leddy JJ, Tomita M, Bergen A, Willer BS title=Use of the ICECI and ICD-10 E-Coding structures to evaluate causes of head injury and concussion from sport and recreation participation in a school population journal ...