Concussion management and treatment considerations in the adolescent population

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 139-146

  Sabini, Rosanna C ^a   Reddy, Cara Camiolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Concussion; Diagnosis; Management; Sports; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CONCUSSION; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REST;

EID: 77950793592     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2010.04.1771     Document Type: Review

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