Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS) represents a complex constellation of symptoms that persist following a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), with significant implications for patient care and outcome
Does a Concussion result in ongoing aymptoms and disability? Often, but in 85-90% of cases, not for more than a few weeks. When concussion symptoms don’t clear in a few weeks, the diagnosis of post concussion syndrome (commonly abbreviated PCS), is often used to describe the patient/...
Persistent post-concussion syndrome (PPCS) is a common and significant morbidity among children following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the evidence for effective PPCS treatments remains limited. Recent studies have shown the beneficial effects of hyp
Patients: 50 consecutively referred patients with a diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury referred by physicians, rehabilitation nurses, or attorneys because of persistent deficits or subjective complaints consistent with a...
Recovering from a concussion is difficult. It becomes even harder to manage when your concussion causes you to feel anxious or depressed. Some patients dealing with post-concussion syndrome use medical marijuana to maintain their mood. Learn how medical
This multicenter cohort study describes a novel clinical risk score developed among children presenting to the emergency department with concussion and
Exercise assessment and aerobic exercise training for postconcussion syndrome (PCS) may reduce concussion-related physiological dysfunction and symptoms by restoring autonomic balance and improving cerebral blood flow autoregulation. In a descriptive pilot study of 91 patients referred to a university clinic...
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Subjective syndrome of cranial trauma, also known as post-concussion syndrome or psychogenic post-traumatic vertigo, is perhaps the syndrome best known to medical appraisers, and the most widely denounced. Given the etiologies described above, it is clear that subjective syndrome of cranial trauma is...
Post concussion syndrome: the attraction of the psychological by the organic. Med Hypotheses. 2010;74(6):1033–5. Article PubMed CAS Google Scholar Hou R, Moss-Morris R, Peveler R, Mogg K, Bradley BP, Belli A. When a minor head injury results in enduring symptoms: a prospective ...