Recommendations Developed for Sport-Related Concussion in Children
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- In a consensus statement issued by the International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport and published online Dec. 4 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for managing sport-related concussion among children... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 4, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Rationale for the development of a traumatic brain injury case definition for the pilot National Concussion Surveillance System - Daugherty J, Peterson A, Waltzman D, Breiding M, Chen J, Xu L, Depadilla L, Corrigan JD.
BACKGROUND: Current methods of traumatic brain injury (TBI) morbidity surveillance in the United States have primarily relied on hospital-based data sets. However, these methods undercount TBIs as they do not include TBIs seen in outpatient settings and th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Automated eye tracking enables saccade performance evaluation of patients with concussion history - Song A, Gabriel R, Mohiuddin O, Whitaker D, Wisely CE, Kim T.
SIGNIFICANCE: Automated eye tracking could be used to evaluate saccade performance of patients with concussion history, providing quantitative insights about the degree of oculomotor impairment and potential vision rehabilitation strategies for this patien... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Sensing and Response Issues Source Type: news
Occupational therapy scope of practice in the rehabilitation of adults experiencing persistent post-concussion symptoms following traumatic brain injury: a scoping review protocol - Licciardi L, Olver J, Lalor A, Callaway L.
The objective of the review is to identify, categorize, and examine literature describing occupational therapy scope of practice in the rehabilitation of adults experiencing persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS). INTRODUCTION: PPCS ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Development of a tailored concussion education program for athletes: a pragmatic multimethods design and integrated knowledge translation approach from needs assessment to design - Black AM, Turcotte K, Fidanova A, Sadler K, Bruin S, Cheng P, Karmali S, Taylor T, Halliday D, Babul S.
OBJECTIVES: To understand Canadian university athletic programme concussion management needs, and to describe development and content of a tailored online concussion education tool for Canadian university/college athletes. DESIGN: An integrated kno... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Analysis of a novel virtual pediatric concussion clinic in a rural setting - Bales NJ, Perera DC, Foerster R, Poirier L, Ducis K.
PURPOSE: Children and adolescents who sustain concussion in rural communities are lost to follow-up after initial evaluation more often than their urban counterparts. Thus, this study aims to determine the feasibility and accessibility of a novel virtual p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Concussion symptomology by symptom resolution time in US high school athletes: findings from the National Athletic Treatment, Injury and Outcomes Network (NATION) high school surveillance program - Didner N, Boltz AJ, Robison HJ, Chandran A, Quinsey C.
CONTEXT: Concussions incurred during high school athletics are a significant health concern, and studies examining concussions with symptom resolution time (SRT) of 15-28 days have been limited. OBJECTIVE: To compare concussions that had a SRT of 1... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Getting "a head" of the game - cricket and brain injury - McCabe T, Menon R.
Concussion or sports related traumatic brain injury in elite level cricketers occurs relatively infrequently when compared to injury of other areas of the body [1]. Despite this, high profile incidents of cricketers attempting to "play through" a brain inj... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Recreational and Sports Issues Source Type: news
Cumulative incidence of all-cause knee injury, concussion, and stress fracture among transgender patients on gender-affirming hormone therapy: an exploratory retrospective cohort study - Miro EW, Taylor E, Curtin A, Newman MG, Ose D, Knox J.
Previous research has shown a discrepancy in incidences of knee injuries, stress fractures, and concussions between cisgender men and women. Little is known regarding the incidence of musculoskeletal injuries among patients on gender-affirming hormone ther... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Adolescent sport-related concussion and the associated neurophysiological changes: a systematic review - Burma JS, Lapointe AP, Wilson M, Penner LC, Kennedy CM, Newel KT, Galea OA, Miutz LN, Dunn JF, Smirl JD.
BACKGROUND: Sport-related concussion (SRC) has been shown to induce cerebral neurophysiological deficits, quantifiable with electroencephalography (EEG). As the adolescent brain is undergoing rapid neurodevelopment, it is fundamental to understand both the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Concussion characteristics in the National Hockey League before and after the introduction of Rule 48 - Hutchison MG, Di Battista AP, Meeuwisse W, Bruce JM, Echemendia RJ, Delaney JS, Comper P.
IMPORTANCE: A rule prohibiting a direct hit to the lateral side of the head (ie, Rule 48-Illegal Check to the Head) was introduced in the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2010-2011 season and refined in the 2011-2012 season to widen the application to i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Relations between concussion symptoms and depression among patients with mild traumatic brain injury: a moderated mediation model - Ma CY, Hsiao YW, Tzeng HY, Hueng DY, Chiang HH.
INTRODUCTION: Concussion symptoms following a traumatic accident are both common and known to adversely affect mental health and recovery in patients with traumatic brain injury. Depression, highly prevalent among patients with traumatic brain injury, is a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Differences in injury and concussion rates in a cohort of Canadian female and male youth Rugby Union: a step towards targeted prevention strategies - Shill IJ, West SW, Sick S, Schneider KJ, Wiley JP, Hagel BE, Black AM, Emery CA.
OBJECTIVE: To examine differences in match and training musculoskeletal injury and concussion rates and describe mechanisms of concussion while considering previous playing experience in female and male Canadian high school Rugby Union ('rugby') players. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Concussion-related disruptions to hub connectivity in the default mode network are related to symptoms and cognition - Bouchard HC, Higgins KL, Amadon GK, Laing JM, Maerlender A, Al-Momani S, Neta M, Savage CR, Schultz DH.
Concussions present with a myriad of symptomatic and cognitive concerns; however, the relationship between these functional disruptions and the underlying changes in the brain are not yet well understood. Hubs, or brain regions that are connected to many d... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Teen With Multiple Concussions Face Higher Risk of Suicidal Thoughts
TUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2023— A year after suffering a concussion, teens, especially boys, are more likely than their peers to think about, plan and even attempt suicide, new research finds.
With more concussions, the risk grows.
Teen boys... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
