@article{ref1,
title="Acute post-concussive symptoms in young children",
journal="Brain injury",
year="2017",
author="Bernard, Coco and McKinlay, Audrey and Krieser, David and Testa, Renee and Ponsford, And Jennie",
volume="31",
number="11",
pages="1414-1421",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Despite peaks of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) incidence in young children, few studies have examined the nature of post-concussive symptoms (PCSs) in children under the age of eight, whilst controlling for pre-injury symptoms and effects of trauma. The current study aimed to identify which PCSs differentiate children with mTBI from trauma controls early post-injury, and whether these differed among preschool and school-aged children. <br><br>METHODS: The sample comprised 101 children aged 2-12 presenting to an emergency department, with concussion or other minor bodily injury (control). Groups were divided by age (preschool and school-aged). PCSs were assessed within 72 hours post-injury using a comprehensive PCS checklist, administered to their parents via structured interview. <br><br>RESULTS: Parents of children with mTBI reported significantly more symptoms in their children than parents of children with other minor bodily trauma, p < 0.001, r = 0.84. Parents of preschool and school-aged children reported an equal number of symptoms. However, subtle differences were observed between symptom profiles of preschool and school-aged children. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Primary care clinicians should be aware of post-concussive symptom presentations in children of varying ages, in order to provide optimal care, especially in younger children. <br><br>METHODS of eliciting symptoms may influence the identification of symptoms. This issue warrants further examination in the paediatric population. ABBREVIATIONS ED emergency department; GCS Glasgow coma scale; mTBI mild traumatic brain injury; PCS post-concussive symptoms; PTA post-traumatic amnesia; TC trauma control.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-9052",
doi="10.1080/02699052.2017.1350999",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2017.1350999"
}