TY - JOUR PY - 2018// TI - State of the science on pediatric mild traumatic brain injury: progress toward clinical translation JO - JAMA pediatrics A1 - McCrea, Michael A1 - Manley, Geoff SP - e182846 EP - e182846 VL - 172 IS - 11 N2 -
Over the past 20 years, medical professionals and the general public have gained clearer understanding that mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, is often not a benign, self-limited condition as once thought. Rather, it may result in persistent physical, neuropsychiatric, and cognitive symptoms that exact substantial impact on life function and quality. Pediatric mTBI is now recognized as a major public health problem, bringing nearly 1 million children to US emergency departments annually...
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LA - en SN - 2168-6211 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.2846 ID - ref1 ER -