Aim To evaluate the evidence regarding the management of sport-related concussion (SRC)
in children and adolescents. The eight subquestions included the effects of age on …

Objective A systematic review of factors that might be associated with, or influence, clinical
recovery from sport-related concussion. Clinical recovery was defined functionally as a …

Objective: To determine the relationship between exposure to repeated head impacts
through tackle football prior to age 12, during a key period of brain development, and later …

BACKGROUND: Previous research estimates that the majority of athletes with sport-related
concussion (SRC) will recover between 7 and 10 days after injury. This short temporal …

Previous research suggests that age of first exposure (AFE) to football before age 12 may
have long-term clinical implications; however, this relationship has only been examined in …

Concussion affects the autonomic nervous system and its control of cerebral blood flow,
which may be why uncontrolled activity can exacerbate symptoms after concussion …

Youth football players may incur hundreds of repetitive head impacts (RHI) in one season.
Our recent research suggests that exposure to RHI during a critical neurodevelopmental …

Importance To our knowledge, little research has examined concussion across the
youth/adolescent spectrum and even less has examined concussion-related outcomes (ie …

Management of the athlete with postconcussion syndrome (PCS) is challenging because of
the nonspecificity of PCS symptoms. Ongoing symptoms reflect prolonged concussion …

Context: Although an association between concussion and musculoskeletal injury has been
described in collegiate and professional athletes, no researchers have investigated an …