Multimodal evaluation and management of children with concussion: Using our heads and available evidence

Brain Injury

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 195-206

  Gioia, Gerard A ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Children; Concussion; Mild traumatic brain injury; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMOTION ASSESSMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; EXERTION EFFECTS RATING SCALE; HUMAN; MULTIMODAL ASSESSMENT OF COGNITION AND SYMPTOMS FOR CHILDREN; POST CONCUSSION SYMPTOM INVENTORY; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PSYCHOMETRY; REHABILITATION CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VALIDITY; ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; CONVALESCENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INJURY SCALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921308018     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2014.965210     Document Type: Article

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