Concussions: assessment, management, and recommendations for return to activity - 31/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/S1522-8401(03)00061-2
Michael P Poirier, MD a, ⁎
a Division of Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA
*Address reprint requests to Michael P. Poirier, MD, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, 601 Children’s Lane, Norfolk, VA 23507 USA
Abstract |
Concussions in children and adolescents are a common presenting complaint seen in all emergency departments. Concussions range from a brief period of neural dysfunction to a prolonged period of unconsciousness with retrograde amnesia. It is imperative that the emergency physician be familiar with the appropriate assessment of the child or adolescent who has sustained a concussion, methods for grading their severity, current acute management, and recommendations for returning to activity.
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Vol 4 - N° 3
P. 179-185 - septembre 2003 Retour au numéro
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