Predicting Post-Concussion Symptom Risk in the ED

Anthony P. Kontos; Jaime McAllister-Deitrick; Alicia M. Sufrinko

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-30-3-2

Predicting Post-Concussion Symptom Risk in the ED

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 30 (2016): Issue 3

By: Anthony P. Kontos, Jaime McAllister-Deitrick and Alicia M. Sufrinko

Open Access

|Jul 2016

Abstract

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.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-30-3-2 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 19 - 19

Submitted on: Apr 27, 2016

Accepted on: May 14, 2016

Published on: Jul 6, 2016

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Concussion,

Postconcussion Syndrome,

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

© 2016 Anthony P. Kontos, Jaime McAllister-Deitrick, Alicia M. Sufrinko, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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