Brain Concussion - Classification
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Best practice guidelines for forensic neuropsychological examinations of patients with traumatic brain injury.

27 Feb 2009 Forensic examiners generally agree that their contributions to the forensic process have to be based on scientific principles, high ethical values, and sound clinical skills and judgment. In part I, the challenges of maintaining high ethical ... Read more...

Central or peripheral? A positional stance in reaction to the Prague statement on the role of neuropsychological assessment in sports concussion management.

30 Aug 2008 The objective of this paper is to clarify the role of neuropsychological assessment in sports concussion management in response to the Prague summary statement of the most recent international conference on concussion (McCrory, P., Johnston, K., ... Read more...

Management of mild head injury in the pediatric patient.

30 Dec 2007 SUMMARY MHI is a common disorder in t he pediatric population. While most children recover uneventfully, a small percentage has persistence of symptoms and long-term sequelae. Determining the optimal timing for return to play can be difficult, but ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Brain Concussion - Classification'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Consensus statement on Concussion in Sport 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich, November 2008. 29 Apr 2009
• Best practice guidelines for forensic neuropsychological examinations of patients with traumatic brain injury. 27 Feb 2009
• Central or peripheral? A positional stance in reaction to the Prague statement on the role of neuropsychological assessment in sports concussion management. 30 Aug 2008
• Sport-related concussion in pediatric athletes. 28 Feb 2008
• Management of mild head injury in the pediatric patient. 30 Dec 2007
• Controversial topic: return to competitive sport after severe traumatic brain injury. 30 Oct 2007
• New challenges in assessing and managing concussion in sports. 29 Sep 2007
• Predicting slow recovery from sport-related concussion: the new simple-complex distinction. 29 Jun 2007
• [Overdiagnosis of cranio-cerebral injuries as a diagnisis error] 30 Dec 2006
• Predicting slow recovery from sport-related concussion: the new simple-complex distinction. 30 Dec 2006
• Concussion in the athlete: a review. 30 Mar 2006
• Pediatric minor closed head injury. 30 Jan 2006
• Summary and agreement statement of the 2nd International Conference on Concussion in Sport, Prague 2004. 27 Feb 2005
• A unique collaboration of female medical providers within the United States Armed Forces: rehabilitation of a marine with post-concussive vestibulopathy. 30 Dec 2004
• Incidence and risk factors for concussion in high school athletes, North Carolina, 1996-1999. 13 Nov 2004
• Concussion in athletes. 30 Aug 2004
• A longitudinal, controlled study of patient complaints following treated mild traumatic brain injury. 30 Aug 2004
• Grade 1 or "ding" concussions in high school athletes. 30 Dec 2003
• [Brain and head injury. Part 1: Clinical classification, imaging modalities, extra-axial injuries, and contusions] 29 Sep 2003
• Two-year prospective study of relative risk of a second cerebral concussion. 30 Aug 2003

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Technical information about 'Brain Concussion'

Definition: A nonspecific term used to describe transient alterations or loss of consciousness following closed head injuries. The duration of UNCONSCIOUSNESS generally lasts a few seconds, but may persist for several hours. Concussions may be classified as mild, intermediate, and severe. Prolonged periods of unconsciousness (often defined as greater than 6 hours in duration) may be referred to as post-traumatic coma (COMA, POST-HEAD INJURY). (From Rowland, Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, 9th ed, p418)

Descriptor UI: D001924

Alternative terms: Brain Concussion; Brain Concussions; Concussion, Brain; Commotio Cerebri; Cerebral Concussion; Cerebral Concussions; Concussion, Cerebral; Concussion, Mild; Mild Concussion; Mild Concussions; Concussion, Severe; Severe Concussion; Severe Concussions; Concussion, Intermediate; Intermediate Concussion; Intermediate Concussions;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.140.199.250; C10.900.300.087.125; C10.900.300.350.300; C21.866.260.118.150; C21.866.915.300.200.150; C21.866.974.150; C21.866.974.382.200;

History Note: 65(63)