Persistent Postconcussive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents.

Zarraf Arefeen,Syed Mosab Kazmi,Safiullah Shareef

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-32-11

Abstract

Investigators from the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Boston Children's Hospital, Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Montreal, McGill University Health Center, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Calgary, and the University of Ottawa researched the association between early physical activity and persistent postconcussive symptoms (PPCS).

Highlights

Investigators from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Boston Children’s Hospital, Alberta Children’s Hospital, University of Montreal, McGill University Health Center, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Calgary, and the University of Ottawa researched the association between early physical activity and persistent postconcussive symptoms (PPCS)
These researchers conducted a prospective study of 3063 patient aged 5.00 – 17.99 years with acute concussion, meeting concussion diagnosis criteria according to the 2012 Zurich consensus statement [1]
Physical activity participation and postconcussive symptom severity were rated using standardized sport concussion questionnaires conducted in the ED and at days 7 and 28 post-injury

Summary

Introduction

Investigators from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Boston Children’s Hospital, Alberta Children’s Hospital, University of Montreal, McGill University Health Center, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Calgary, and the University of Ottawa researched the association between early physical activity and persistent postconcussive symptoms (PPCS). These researchers conducted a prospective study of 3063 patient aged 5.00 – 17.99 years with acute concussion, meeting concussion diagnosis criteria according to the 2012 Zurich consensus statement [1]. Physical activity participation and postconcussive symptom severity were rated using standardized sport concussion questionnaires conducted in the ED and at days 7 and 28 post-injury. Of the 2413 patients who provided full data, 733 (30.4%) met criteria for PPCS.

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