What is the difference in concussion management in children as compared with adults? A systematic review

GA Davis, V Anderson, FE Babl, GA Gioia… - British journal of sports …, 2017 - bjsm.bmj.com
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 …

The incidence of concussion in youth sports: a systematic review and meta-analysis

T Pfister, K Pfister, B Hagel, WA Ghali… - British journal of sports …, 2016 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To conduct a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of studies
assessing the incidence of concussion in youth athletes. Specifically, we estimate the overall …

Increasing incidence of concussion: true epidemic or better recognition?

L Langer, C Levy, M Bayley - The Journal of head trauma …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To provide updated estimates of the incidence of concussion from all causes
diagnosed by all physicians in a large jurisdiction, as previous studies have examined only …

Point of health care entry for youth with concussion within a large pediatric care network

KB Arbogast, AE Curry, MR Pfeiffer, MR Zonfrillo… - JAMA …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Previous epidemiologic research on concussions has primarily been limited to
patient populations presenting to sport concussion clinics or to emergency departments …

Subconcussive head impact exposure and white matter tract changes over a single season of youth football

N Bahrami, D Sharma, S Rosenthal, EM Davenport… - Radiology, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To examine the effects of subconcussive impacts resulting from a single season of
youth (age range, 8–13 years) football on changes in specific white matter (WM) tracts as …

Epidemiology of sport-related concussion

LA Pierpoint, C Collins - Clinics in sports medicine, 2021 - sportsmed.theclinics.com
Participation in sports occurs across the life span. In 2018, 56% of children aged 6 to 12
years in the United States played a team sport, with 38% of these children participating on a …

Update on the epidemiology of concussion/mild traumatic brain injury

JD Voss, J Connolly, KA Schwab, AI Scher - Current pain and headache …, 2015 - Springer
Mild traumatic injuries to the brain (eg, concussion) are common and have been recognized
since antiquity, although definitions have varied historically. Nonetheless, studying the …

The controversial second impact syndrome: a review of the literature

LA McLendon, SF Kralik, PA Grayson, MR Golomb - Pediatric neurology, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Second impact syndrome is a devastating injury that primarily affects athletic
children and young adults. It occurs when a second concussion occurs before symptoms …

Sport-related concussion in children and adolescents

ME Halstead, KD Walter, K Moffatt, CR LaBella… - …, 2018 - publications.aap.org
Sport-related concussion is an important topic in nearly all sports and at all levels of sport for
children and adolescents. Concussion knowledge and approaches to management have …

Comprehensive coach education and practice contact restriction guidelines result in lower injury rates in youth American football

ZY Kerr, S Yeargin… - … journal of sports …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Research evaluating the effect of comprehensive coach education and practice
contact restriction in youth football injury rates is sparse. In 2012, USA Football released …