title: [Concussion in children and adolescents during sports].
abstract: Concussion, a frequent injury in sports, is rarely evoked and often trivialized in children and teenagers. Knowledge of the diverse symptoms and signs to seek for is essential to an appropriate and secure management. The initial treatment relies on cognitive and physical rest followed by a progressive return to school and subsequently sport activities. The aim of this article is to review an injury whose prognosis is generally favourable, but whose rare complications can prove dramatic.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tercier
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D038223:Post-Concussion Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013178:Sports Medicine