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Protracted recovery from a concussion: a focus on gender and treatment interventions in an adolescent popu- lation. Sports Health 2015;7:52-57.Kostyun RO, Hafeez I. Protracted recovery from a concussion: a focus on gender and treatment interventions in an adolescent population. Sports Health. ...
SAN DIEGO — Recovery from a concussion might take much longer than the previously established 7 to 14 days, a new study shows. "More and more people are starting to realize that you need to take a comprehensive approach so that you don't send a kid back who might be recovered on one ...
Treatment interventions are more commonly prescribed for adolescent female athletes than for adolescent male athletes during a protracted recovery from a concussion. This highlights the need for identifying evidence-based clinical management guidelines that focus on sex, especially when dealing with ...
While a person is recovering from concussion, they may experience headaches. After a concussion, the majority of people recover from the initial symptoms within 2 weeks to 1 month. Longer term effects are unusual, though an estimated 20% of people will experience persistent symptoms of post-concu...
Previous research showsyoung people may take longer to recover from a concussionthan adults, and a new study shows what they do while they are recovering is very important. Researchers found kids and adolescents who immersed themselves in tasks that required cognitive activity after a concussion --...
Breathing practice as well as gradual aerobic exercise may help improve concussion symptoms in teens experiencing slow recovery, according to a preliminary study released today, February 21, 2023, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurolo
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania found female and male collegiate athletes take approximately the same amount of time to recover from a concussion, with subtle differences in recovery time depending on the type of sports being played and th...
OBJECT: A computerized neuropsychological test battery was conducted to evaluate memory dysfunction and self-reporting of symptoms in a group of high school athletes who had suffered concussion. METHODS: Neuropsychological performance prior to and following concussion was compared with the test performance ...
Inclusion criteria consisted of age between 11 and 18 years and diagnosis of first-time concussion sustained while playing organized sports. Using the documented notes in the medical record, length of time that each athlete was symptomatic from his or her concussion was calculated. RESULTS: A ...