Military- and sports-related mild traumatic brain injury: clinical presentation, management, and long-term consequences

Abstract

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CME Objective: After studying the Commentary by Peskind et al, you should be able to:

1. Screen patients who have experienced an event resulting in head injury for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)

2. Treat mTBI according to the current guidelines for assessing and managing concussions and mTBI

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Credit Designation: The CME Institute of Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc., designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Date of Original Release/Review: This educational activity is eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ through February 29, 2016. The latest review of this material was January 2013.

Figure 1. Overlap of Symptoms Associated With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)^a

^aReprinted with permission from Ruff et al.

Figure 2. Number of Head Impacts Per Season of High School Football by Position Played^a,b

^aData from Broglio et al. ^bHead impacts were tracked using the Head Impact Telemetry System (HITS) in both practices and games during four 14-week seasons.