Neuropathologic and psychological changes present in young athletes with repetitive head impacts
1. Young amateur and professional contact sport athletes are at risk of developing long-term neurodegenerative disorders, such as chronic traumatic ...
Tag: Head Injury In Children
Isolated vomiting not linked to clinically important TBI in children
1. Isolated vomiting (vomiting without other predictors of traumatic brain injury as defined by 3 high-quality clinical decision rules ) ...
Removing athletes from play following concussions may shorten recovery time
1. Athletes who continued play after sustaining concussions experienced longer recovery times than those who were removed. 2. Athletes removed ...
Patient Basics: Head Injury In Children
Originally published by Harvard Health. What Is It? Trauma to the head can cause different medical and surgical problems, ranging ...
Abusive head trauma results in fewer productive life-years
1. Abusive head trauma (AHT) in children less than age 5 was estimated to cause a loss of 69,925 disability-adjusted life-years ...