Optimal Recovery Following Pediatric Concussion.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Pediatric concussion affects millions and results in heterogeneous outcomes and recovery trajectories. Given favorable outcome for most children, it is useful to understand characteristics of positive outcome to promote full recovery in all children.

Objective

To document the timeframe of recovery to optimal functioning, defined comprehensively across motor-physical, cognitive, socioemotional, and resilience-support domains, after concussion among children ages 8 to 16 years.

Design, setting, and participants

For this prospective cohort study, children ages 8 to 16.99 years with a concussion or orthopedic injury (OI) were recruited between September 2016 and July 2019 from 5 Pediatric Emergency Research Canada emergency departments and assessed approximatel

SUBMITTER: Beauchamp MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11923687 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature