Post Concussive Symptoms amongst 5-12 year old children

A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) that causes short-lived impairment of neurological function caused either by a direct blow to the head, face, neck, or elsewhere on the body with an impulsive force transmitted to the head that may or may not involve loss of consciousness. These injuries are increasing both in diagnosis and reporting rates amongst all populations, with over 100,000 diagnoses in children coming from Emergency Department visits. However, children under 12 are understudied even though there are suggestions that they are different than adolescents. This project aims to characterize the post concussive symptoms of concussions experienced by children aged between 5 -12 at both specialized clinics and hospitals in the Buffalo area, with a focus on acute concussion (<10 days since injury). By figuring out a pattern of symptoms that characterize children’s concussions, more accurate research, diagnoses, treatments, legislations and interventions can be created.

Faculty Supervisor:

Richard DeMont

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Partner:

The State University of New York at Buffalo

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

Concordia University

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