An Empirical Review of Treatment and Rehabilitation Approaches Used in the Acute, Sub-Acute, and Chronic Phases of Recovery Following Sports-Related Concussion

Current Treatment Options in Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Elbin, R J ^a   Schatz, Phil ^b   Lowder, Harrison B ^a   Kontos, Anthony P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trajectories; Concussion; Post concussion syndrome; Rehabilitation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; MELATONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE;

ANXIETY DISORDER; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIGRAINE; PRESCRIPTION; REHABILITATION CARE; REST; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; SPORT RELATED CONCUSSION; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VISION;

EID: 84910633615     PISSN: 10928480     EISSN: 15343138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11940-014-0320-7     Document Type: Review

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