Natural Progression of Symptom Change and Recovery From Concussion in a Pediatric Population.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The natural progression of symptom change and recovery remains poorly defined in children after concussion.

Objectives

To describe the natural progression of symptom change by age group (5-7, 8-12, and 13-18 years) and sex, as well as to develop centile curves to inform families about children after injury recovery.

Design, setting, and participants

Planned secondary analysis of a prospective multicenter cohort study (Predicting Persistent Postconcussive Problems in Pediatrics). The setting was 9 pediatric emergency departments within the Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) network. Participants were aged 5 to 18 years with acute concussion, enrolled from August 1, 2013, to May 31, 2015, and data analyses were performed between January 2018 and March

SUBMITTER: Ledoux AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583432 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature