Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, in children is a rapidly growing public health concern because epidemiologic data indicate a marked increase in the number of emergency department visits for mTBI over the past decade. However, no evidence-based clinical guidelines have been developed to date for diagnosing and managing pediatric mTBI in the United States.

Objective

To provide a guideline based on a previous systematic review of the literature to obtain and assess evidence toward developing clinical recommendations for health care professionals related to the diagnosis, prognosis, and management/treatment of pediatric mTBI.

Evidence review

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

SUBMITTER: Lumba-Brown A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7006878 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature