@article{ref1,
title="Concussion or Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Parents Appreciate the Nuances of Nosology",
journal="Pediatric neurology",
year="2010",
author="Gordon, Kevin E. and Dooley, Joseph M. and Fitzpatrick, Eleanor A. and Wren, Patty and Wood, Ellen P.",
volume="43",
number="4",
pages="253-257",
abstract="We explored whether parents of our pediatric patients valued the diagnostic terms &quot;concussion,&quot; &quot;minor traumatic brain injury,&quot; and &quot;mild traumatic brain injury&quot; as equivalent or nonequivalent. 1734 of 2304 parents attending a regional pediatric emergency department completed a brief questionnaire assessing the equivalence or nonequivalence of the diagnostic terms &quot;concussion,&quot; &quot;minor traumatic brain injury,&quot; and &quot;mild traumatic brain injury&quot; in a pairwise fashion. Many parents viewed these diagnostic terms as equivalent, when assessed side by side. For those who considered these diagnostic terms nonequivalent, concussion was regarded as considerably &quot;better&quot; (or less &quot;worse&quot;) than minor traumatic brain injury (P < 0.001, χ(2) test) or mild traumatic brain injury (P < 0.001, χ(2) test). A moderate degree of variability was evident in parent/guardian responses. As a group, parents reported that concussion or mild/minor traumatic brain injuries are valued equivalently. However, many parents considered them different, with concussion reflecting a &quot;better&quot; (or less &quot;worse&quot;) outcome.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0887-8994",
doi="10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.05.012",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.05.012"
}