Concussion management in the child and adolescent athlete

Current Sports Medicine Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-15

  Lovell, Mark R ^a   Fazio, Vanessa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ATHLETE; COGNITION; CONCUSSION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SPORT; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 40949135084     PISSN: 1537890X     EISSN: 15378918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CSMR.0000308671.45558.e2     Document Type: Review

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