Evaluation of the standardized assessment of concussion in a pediatric emergency department

Pediatrics

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 688-695

  Grubenhoff, Joseph A ^a   Kirkwood, Michael ^b   Gao, Dexiang ^c   Deakyne, Sara ^a   Wathen, Joe ^a  

^a Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain concussion; Closed head injury; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCUSSION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC WARD; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT OF CONCUSSION; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION STUDY; HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ADOLESCENT; AMNESIA; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 77957713740     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-2804     Document Type: Article

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