TY - JOUR PY - 2018// TI - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children JO - JAMA pediatrics A1 - Lumba-Brown, Angela A1 - Yeates, Keith Owen A1 - Sarmiento, Kelly A1 - Breiding, Matthew J. A1 - Haegerich, Tamara M. A1 - Gioia, Gerard A. A1 - Turner, Michael A1 - Benzel, Edward C. A1 - Suskauer, Stacy J. A1 - Giza, Christopher C. A1 - Joseph, Madeline A1 - Broomand, Catherine A1 - Weissman, Barbara A1 - Gordon, Wayne A1 - Wright, David W. A1 - Moser, Rosemarie Scolaro A1 - McAvoy, Karen A1 - Ewing-Cobbs, Linda A1 - Duhaime, Ann-Christine A1 - Putukian, Margot A1 - Holshouser, Barbara A. A1 - Paulk, David A1 - Wade, Shari L. A1 - Herring, Stanley A. A1 - Halstead, Mark A1 - Keenan, Heather T. A1 - Choe, Meeryo A1 - Christian, Cindy W. A1 - Guskiewicz, Kevin A1 - Raksin, P. B. A1 - Gregory, Andrew A1 - Mucha, Anne A1 - Taylor, H. Gerry A1 - Callahan, James M. A1 - DeWitt, John A1 - Collins, Michael W. A1 - Kirkwood, Michael W. A1 - Ragheb, John A1 - Ellenbogen, Richard G. A1 - Spinks, Theodore J. A1 - Ganiats, Theodore G. A1 - Sabelhaus, Linda J. A1 - Altenhofen, Katrina A1 - Hoffman, Rosanne A1 - Getchius, Thomas S. D. A1 - Gronseth, Gary A1 - Donnell, Zoe A1 - O'connor, Robert E. A1 - Timmons, Shelly D. SP - e182853 EP - e182853 VL - 172 IS - 11 N2 - IMPORTANCE: Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, in children is a rapidly growing public health concern because epidemiologic data indicate a marked increase in the number of emergency department visits for mTBI over the past decade. However, no evidence-based clinical guidelines have been developed to date for diagnosing and managing pediatric mTBI in the United States.

OBJECTIVE: To provide a guideline based on a previous systematic review of the literature to obtain and assess evidence toward developing clinical recommendations for health care professionals related to the diagnosis, prognosis, and management/treatment of pediatric mTBI. EVIDENCE REVIEW: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Board of Scientific Counselors, a federal advisory committee, established the Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Guideline Workgroup. The workgroup drafted recommendations based on the evidence that was obtained and assessed within the systematic review, as well as related evidence, scientific principles, and expert inference. This information includes selected studies published since the evidence review was conducted that were deemed by the workgroup to be relevant to the recommendations. The dates of the initial literature search were January 1, 1990, to November 30, 2012, and the dates of the updated literature search were December 1, 2012, to July 31, 2015.

FINDINGS: The CDC guideline includes 19 sets of recommendations on the diagnosis, prognosis, and management/treatment of pediatric mTBI that were assigned a level of obligation (ie, must, should, or may) based on confidence in the evidence. Recommendations address imaging, symptom scales, cognitive testing, and standardized assessment for diagnosis; history and risk factor assessment, monitoring, and counseling for prognosis; and patient/family education, rest, support, return to school, and symptom management for treatment.

CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This guideline identifies the best practices for mTBI based on the current evidence; updates should be made as the body of evidence grows. In addition to the development of the guideline, CDC has created user-friendly guideline implementation materials that are concise and actionable. Evaluation of the guideline and implementation materials is crucial in understanding the influence of the recommendations.

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LA - en SN - 2168-6211 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.2853 ID - ref1 ER -