Blogs
Sleep Disturbances in Athletic Concussion Informa (as taken from Children’s Safety Network) Jan 27, 2015 Sleep disturbances are a common symptom following concussions to include athletic concussion. This review applies literature on sleep following traumatic brain injury and concussion to sport concussions and places these considerations in the context of sleep and athletic performance. It
School-Based Consultation to Improve Concussion Recognition and Response
School-Based Consultation to Improve Concussion Recognition and Response Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation Jan 27, 2015 (as taken from Children’s Safety Network) Many students who have sustained concussions return to school requiring academic adjustments while their brains heal. However, school personnel often are not trained to accommodate these students. This exploratory project examined the
BIAC’s 2015 Annual Conference will be held on Friday, March 6, 2015. BIAC is pleased to announce that Dr. Robert Cantu, Boston University School of Medicine, will be our plenary speaker, presenting on concussions, and he will offer an additional workshop option on biomarkers. Dr. Cantu is one of the world’s foremost authorities on concussions
Trajectories of Physical Health in the First 5 Years after Traumatic Brain Injury
Journal of Neurology as taken from Children’s Safety Network Dec 16, 2014 The aims of the study were to examine whether self-reported physical health changes over the first 5 years after traumatic brain injury (TBI), and whether the trajectories of physical health over that time period could be predicted by demographic and injury-related variables. http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/news/trajectories-physical-health-first-5-years-after-traumatic-brain-injury-journal-neurology
Contiuum as taken from Children’s Safety Network Dec 16, 2014 As the issue of brain injury in athletes has emerged and developed, shifting the landscape of public concern, neurologists have become more directly involved in the diagnosis and management of sports concussion. http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/news/sports-concussion-diagnosis-and-management-contiuum
The Epidemiology of Vasospasm in Children with Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Critical Care Medicine as taken from Children’s Safety Network Dec 16, 2014 The purpose of this study was to gain a description of the prevalence and time course of vasospasm in children suffering moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury. http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/news/epidemiology-vasospasm-children-moderate-severe-traumatic-brain-injury-critical-care-medicine
Validation of a Clinical Prediction Rule for Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma
Pediatrics as taken from Children’s Safety Network Dec 09, 2014 To reduce missed cases of pediatric abusive head trauma (AHT), Pediatric Brain Injury Research Network investigators derived a 4-variable AHT clinical prediction rule (CPR) with sensitivity of .96. Our objective was to validate the screening performance of this AHT CPR in a new, equivalent patient
Disability-Adjusted Life-Year Burden of Abusive Head Trauma at Ages 0–4
Pediatrics As taken from Children’s Safety Network Dec 09, 2014 Researchers estimated the disability-adjusted life-year (DALY) burden of abusive head trauma (AHT) at ages 0 to 4 years in the United States. http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/news/disability-adjusted-life-year-burden-abusive-head-trauma-ages-0%E2%80%934-pediatrics
Development of a Conservative Protocol to Return Children and Youth to Activity Following Concussive Injury
Clinical Pediatrics Dec 09, 2014 Consensus-based guidelines exist for adult athletes returning to play after concussion, but there are no protocols developed specifically for children. http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/news/development-conservative-protocol-return-children-and-youth-activity-following-concussive-injur
Return to Learn: Concussion Management Teams Tuesday, December 9, 2014 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST Presented by Ms. Joanna Boyd Public Education Coordinator, Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey This webinar is designed for school personnel, physicians, and parents to help them learn how to develop a Concussion Management Team to assist students get