Does age affect symptom recovery after sports-related concussion? A study of high school and college athletes: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 537-544

  Lee, Young M ^a   Odom, Mitchell J ^a   Zuckerman, Scott L ^a,b   Solomon, Gary S ^a,b   Sills, Allen K ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Concussion; ImPACT; Mild traumatic brain injury; Post concussion symptoms; Sports; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONCUSSION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; RATING SCALE; SPORT INJURY; SPORT RELATED CONCUSSION; TOTAL SYMPTOM SCALE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPORTS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889256088     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.7.PEDS12572     Document Type: Article

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