Predicting Post-Concussion Symptom Risk in the ED

Abstract

Investigators from The Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) Concussion Team developed a clinical risk score for predicting persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS) at 28 days post injury in a large cohort of children initially evaluated at the emergency department (ED) within 48 hours of injury.

Keywords

• concussion
• postconcussion syndrome
• mild traumatic brain injury