CHOA concussion consensus: Establishing a uniform policy for academic accommodations

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 217-224

  Popoli, David Michael ^a   Burns, Thomas G ^a,b   Meehan, William P ^c   Reisner, Andrew ^a,b  

^a Children's Healthcare of Atlanta ^*  (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

academic; athlete; cognition; concussion; mental impairment; recommendations; school

Indexed keywords

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; CONSENSUS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONVALESCENCE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PEDIATRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SCHOOL; SPORTS MEDICINE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; TIME;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONSENSUS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PEDIATRICS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SCHOOLS; SPORTS MEDICINE; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84894188797     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922813499070     Document Type: Review

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