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Sports-Related Concussion

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Pediatric and Adolescent Concussion

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Sports-related concussion affects athletes of all ages, yet the youngest athletes tend to be more vulnerable. Children aged 18 years and younger can be affected longer and take more time to return to cognitive baseline. Therefore, children should be managed differently than adults when returning back to sports after a concussion. The age and gender of a young athlete also should be taken into consideration when returning to athletics. This chapter discusses the epidemiology of sports-related concussion in the pediatric athlete, along with age and gender differences and sports at risk.

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  1. Department of Orthopedics, Pediatric Division, Johns Hopkins Hospital, White Marsh, MD, USA

    Amy E. Valasek

  2. Director of Sports Medicine Division, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Teri Metcalf McCambridge

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  1. Dept. Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral, Medical College of Wisconsin, N 118th Street 2544, Wauwatosa, 53226, Wisconsin, USA

    Jennifer Niskala Apps

  2. Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Departments of Orthopaedics & Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Avenue Suite C360, Milwaukee, 53201, Wisconsin, USA

    Kevin D. Walter

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Valasek, A.E., McCambridge, T.M. (2012). Sports-Related Concussion. In: Apps, J., Walter, K. (eds) Pediatric and Adolescent Concussion. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89545-1_3

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