Open AccessPredicting Post-Concussion Symptom Risk in the ED
Author(s) -
Anthony P. Kontos,
Jaime McAllister-Deitrick,
Alicia Sufrinko
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pediatric neurology briefs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2166-6482
pISSN - 1043-3155
DOI - 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-30-3-2
Subject(s) - concussion , emergency department , medicine , cohort , post concussion syndrome , emergency medicine , physical therapy , medical emergency , injury prevention , poison control , psychiatry
Investigators from The Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) Concussion Team developed a clinical risk score for predicting persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS) at 28 days post injury in a large cohort of children initially evaluated at the emergency department (ED) within 48 hours of injury.