When most people think of concussion, the first type of patient that comes to mind is a youth athlete. However, concussion is ...

Caring for children with concussions can be daunting for pediatricians because these visits usually involve checking mental status and neurologic exams, said Corinna Rea, MD, MPH, pediatrician at ...

Danielle Guillama, 16, is checked for signs of a concussion after a hit to the head during a basketball game at Miami Palmetto High. Athletic trainer intern John Barrass, 21, concluded Guillama had a ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- For thousands of kids across California, tackle football is once again on the chopping block. A Sacramento area assemblyman introduced a new bill this week. If passed, any child under ...

York University concussion experts report that children and youth take longer to fully recover from a concussion than previously thought. After a concussion, young athletes usually rejoin their teams ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- About 500,000 children per year end up in ERs because of head injury. And about half of them undergo a CT scan. But the American Academy of Pediatrics reports that a third of ...

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The bottom line for managing youth sports concussions is “if in doubt, sit them out,” new guidelines say. Earlier recognition ...

A year ago, I argued that if we want to limit the number of kids suffering concussions from playing youth football, then adults should not allow them to play tackle until age 14. Until then, children ...

Graded aerobic treadmill testing is safe, tolerable, and useful in evaluating and managing cases of sports-related concussion in children and adolescents. This is the ...

The path to Driscoll Children’s Hospital’s new concussion program didn’t begin in a hospital or a classroom, but in the community it serves. At a conference, Eleanor Shaw, daughter of local Toyota ...