Doctors fail to flag concussion patients for critical follow-up

(University of California - San Francisco) As evidence builds of more long-term effects linked to concussion, a nationwide study led by scientists at UCSF and the University of Southern California has found that more than half of the patients seen at top-level trauma centers may fall off the radar shortly after diagnosis, placing in jeopardy treatments for these long-term effects.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news