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Concussion and the neurologist: A work in progress
In the last 3 decades, the neurology landscape has changed. Once primarily an academic profession with limited treatment options, neurology now is a clinical field with treatments available in the acute care setting. Treatment of an acute ischemic stroke may begin with tissue plasminogen activator given in the emergency room within 4.5 hours of symptoms.1 This clinical shift now includes the evaluation and management of concussion patients. With the current estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention being 1.6–3.8 million sports- and recreation-related concussions per year (up from the prior estimate...
Source: Neurology - July 21, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Deibert, E. Tags: EDITORIALS Source Type: research