biostudies-literatureLumba-Brown AIntramural CDC HHSe182853https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7006878biostudies-literatureUnknown172(11)<h4>Importance</h4>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.<h4>Objective</h4>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.<h4>Evidence review</h4>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and ControlJAMA pediatricsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children.PMC7006878CC999999Yeates KOEwing-Cobbs LTimmons SDDuhaime ACGordon WKirkwood MWRaksin PBHoffman RWeissman BEllenbogen RGGuskiewicz KSarmiento KHolshouser BBreiding MJSabelhaus LJMcAvoy KLumba-Brown AChristian CWTaylor HGWright DWChoe MMoser RSO'Connor REHalstead MBroomand CTurner MPutukian MCallahan JMGiza CCCollins MWWade SLDonnell ZGregory ASpinks TJDeWitt JSuskauer SJGetchius TGioia GAKeenan HTBenzel ECGaniats TGJoseph MHerring SAPaulk DAltenhofen KGronseth GHaegerich TMMucha ARagheb JfalseCenters for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children.<h4>Importance</h4>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.<h4>Objective</h4>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.<h4>Evidence review</h4>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control2018-01-01T00:00:00Z2018 Nov2026-06-04T16:04:25.573Z2020-10-29T12:54:34ZS-EPMC70068783019328410.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.2853