%0 Journal Article %T Epidemiology and pathophysiology of minor traumatic brain injury %J Current sports medicine reports %D 2003 %A Grindel, Scott H. %V 2 %N 1 %P 18-23 %X This review article presents evidence from the current literature on the epidemiology and pathophysiology of concussion. The recent epidemiologic data for a variety of sports are presented relevant to the general population, and professional, college, and high school athletics. The evidence for the pathophysiology of head injury is presented using a mixture of current animal and human studies. A brief discussion on the benefits and limitations of the evidence is offered for the both the epidemiology and pathophysiology of concussion, and how it relates to current treatment options.
Language: en
%G en %I Lippincott Williams and Wilkins %@ 1537-890X %U http://dx.doi.org/