Citation

Knight D, Dewitt R, Moser S. JAAPA 2016; 29(7): 30-34.

Affiliation

In the PA program at the University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit, Mich., Debra Knight is an associate professor, Rachel Dewitt is an assistant professor, and Sharon Moser is an associate professor. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, American Academy of Physicians Assistants)

DOI

10.1097/01.JAA.0000483093.43523.0d

PMID

27351644

Abstract

Primary care providers often are responsible for the initial evaluation and management plan of young patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mild TBI, also called concussion), and need to be familiar with new protocols and how to incorporate them into a patient's treatment plan. This article describes a patient who suffered a mild TBI and returned to sports too early, and discusses the appropriate protocols for managing concussion in children.

Language: en