title: Management of pediatric mild traumatic brain injury.
abstract: mTBI is a very common and underdiagnosed problem in the pediatric population. While most children who receive appropriate management recover uneventfully (80%-90%), referral to a concussion specialist is necessary for those with a complicated course. Fortunately, further improvements in identifying those children who have sustained an mTBI, coupled with strict adherence to the Return to Learn and Return to Play protocols, will ultimately lead to better long-term outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Caskey
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania, 34th and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: nance@email.chop.edu.
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Nance
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Concussion; Mild traumatic brain injury; Neuropsychological testing; Return to learn protocol; Return to play protocol; Second impact syndrome