Blogs
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
Characteristics of Prolonged Concussion Recovery in a Pediatric Subspecialty Referral Population
Characteristics of Prolonged Concussion Recovery in a Pediatric Subspecialty Referral Population The Journal of Pediatrics | December 9, 2014 To identify pre-existing characteristics associated with prolonged recovery from concussion in a sample of patients referred to a pediatric sports medicine clinic. This was a retrospective, exploratory cohort study of 247 patients age 5-18 years with
Snow Sledding Tips to Avoid Landing in the E.R. Huffington Post | December 11, 2014 If you live in an area that gets snow during the winter, sledding is probably a part of your family’s winter activities. Sledding can be great fun, but it can also lead to serious injuries. Research shows over 20,000 emergency
Substance Use and Related Harms among Adolescents with and Without Traumatic Brain Injury
Substance Use and Related Harms among Adolescents with and Without Traumatic Brain Injury Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation Children’s Safety Network 12/3/14 Relative to high schoolers without a history of TBI, those who acknowledged having a TBI in their lifetime had odds 2 times greater for binge drinking (5+ drinks per occasion in the past