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Comment
. 2016 Mar;30(3):19.
doi: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-30-3-2.

Predicting Post-Concussion Symptom Risk in the ED

Anthony P Kontos  1 , Jaime McAllister-Deitrick  1 , Alicia M Sufrinko  1
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Predicting Post-Concussion Symptom Risk in the ED

Anthony P Kontos et al. Pediatr Neurol Briefs. 2016 Mar.

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.

Keywords: Children; Concussion; Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Pediatrics; Postconcussion Syndrome.

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  • Clinical Risk Score for Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms Among Children With Acute Concussion in the ED.
    Zemek R, Barrowman N, Freedman SB, Gravel J, Gagnon I, McGahern C, Aglipay M, Sangha G, Boutis K, Beer D, Craig W, Burns E, Farion KJ, Mikrogianakis A, Barlow K, Dubrovsky AS, Meeuwisse W, Gioia G, Meehan WP 3rd, Beauchamp MH, Kamil Y, Grool AM, Hoshizaki B, Anderson P, Brooks BL, Yeates KO, Vassilyadi M, Klassen T, Keightley M, Richer L, DeMatteo C, Osmond MH; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) Concussion Team. Zemek R, et al. JAMA. 2016 Mar 8;315(10):1014-25. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.1203. JAMA. 2016. PMID: 26954410

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