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Author Council, National Research

Title Sports-Related Concussions in Youth : Improving the Science, Changing the Culture
Published Washington : National Academies Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (357 pages)
Contents FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Boxes, Figures, and Tables -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Neuroscience, Biomechanics, and Risks of Concussion in the Developing Brain -- 3 Concussion Recognition, Diagnosis, and Acute Management -- 4 Treatment and Management of Prolonged Symptoms and Post-Concussion Syndrome -- 5 Consequences of Repetitive Head Impacts and Multiple Concussions -- 6 Protection and Prevention Strategies -- 7 Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas -- Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix C: Clinical Evaluation Tools
Summary "Sports-Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science, Changing the Culture reviews the science of sports-related concussions in youth from elementary school through young adulthood, as well as in military personnel and their dependents. This report recommends actions that can be taken by a range of audiences - including research funding agencies, legislatures, state and school superintendents and athletic directors, military organizations, and equipment manufacturers, as well as youth who participate in sports and their parents - to improve what is known about concussions and to reduce their occurrence. Sports-Related Concussions in Youth finds that while some studies provide useful information, much remains unknown about the extent of concussions in youth; how to diagnose, manage, and prevent concussions; and the short- and long-term consequences of concussions as well as repetitive head impacts that do not result in concussion symptoms."--Summary-- Source other than Library of Congress
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Subject Brain -- Concussion.
Sports injuries -- Wounds and injuries
Child athletes -- Wounds and injuries
Teenage athletes -- Wounds and injuries
Post-concussion syndrome.
Youth.
Brain Concussion
Post-Concussion Syndrome
youth (people)
Brain -- Concussion
Post-concussion syndrome
Youth
Form Electronic book
Author Medicine, Institute of
Board on Children, Youth, and Families
ISBN 9780309288019
0309288010
0309296374
9780309296373
0309288002
9780309288002