RT Book, Section
A1 Kacperski, Joanne
A1 Arthur, Todd
A2 Hershey, Andrew D.
SR Print(0)
ID 1195237814
T1 Concussion and Post-traumatic Headache
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatric Neurology
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260457520
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1195237814
RD 2024/04/23
AB Traumatic  brain  injury  (TBI)  is  one  of  the  most  common  injuries  in  the  pediatric  age  group.  It  is  estimated  that  as  many  as  half  a  million  children  younger  than  15  years  sustain  TBIs  that  require  hospital-based  care  in  the  United  States  each  year,  with  the  majority  of  these  injuries  being  mild  in  severity.1  A  national  cross-sectional  study  in  the  United  States  estimated  that  1  of  every  220  pediatric  patients  seen  in  emergency  departments  receive  a  diagnosis  of  mild  traumatic  brain  injury  (mTBI).2  Headaches  are  the  most  common  symptom  after  mTBI  or  concussion  and  often  occur  with  a  constellation  of  physical,  cognitive,  emotional,  and  behavioral  signs  and  symptoms.  Headaches  may  affect  a  child’s  ability  to  function  and  participate  in  school  and  extracurricular  activities,  which  can  cause  disability  and  impair  their  quality  of  life.3