Management of Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Neuropsychological Review From Injury Through Recovery |
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| Authors: | Michael W. Kirkwood Ph.D. Keith Owen Yeates H. Gerry Taylor Christopher Randolph Michael McCrea Vicki A. Anderson |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Physical Medicine ?&2. Rehabilitation , University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center and The Children's Hospital , Denver , CO , USA kirkwood.michael@tchden.org;4. Department of Pediatrics , The Ohio State University, and Center for Biobehavioral Health, Columbus Children's Research Institute , Columbus , OH , USA;5. Department of Pediatrics , Case Western Reserve University and Rainbow Babies ?&6. Children's Hospital, University Hospitals of Cleveland , OH , USA;7. Department of Neurology , Loyola University Medical Center , Maywood , IL , USA;8. Department of Neurology , Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee, WI, and Neuroscience Center, Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, WI , USA;9. Department of Psychology , University of Melbourne , Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne , Australia |
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Little scientific attention has been aimed at the non-acute clinical care of pediatric mild TBI. We propose a clinical management model focused on both evaluation and intervention from the time of injury through recovery. Intervention strategies are outlined using a framework encompassing four relevant domains: the individual youth, family, school, and athletics. Clinical management has primary value in its potential to speed recovery, minimize distress during the recovery process, and reduce the number of individuals who subjectively experience longer lasting postconcussive problems. With proper management, most children and adolescents sustaining an uncomplicated mild TBI can be expected to recover fully. |
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| Keywords: | Mild traumatic brain injury Minor head injury Concussion Pediatrics Treatment. |
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