What Pediatricians Need to Know About the CDC Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of mTBI

Meeryo C. Choe; Andrew J. Gregory; Tamara M. Haegerich

doi:10.3389/fped.2018.00249

Frontiers in Pediatrics (Sep 2018)

What Pediatricians Need to Know About the CDC Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of mTBI

Meeryo C. Choe,
Andrew J. Gregory,
Tamara M. Haegerich

Affiliations

Meeryo C. Choe: UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Program, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Andrew J. Gregory: Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Sports Medicine Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States
Tamara M. Haegerich: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Atlanta, GA, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2018.00249
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6

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Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a growing health concern, with over half a million TBI-related emergency department (ED) visits annually. However, this is likely an underestimate of the true incidence, with many children presenting to their pediatrician. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a guideline on the diagnosis and management of pediatric mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). We outline key points and a decision checklist for pediatricians based on this evidence-based guideline.

Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics

ISSN: 2296-2360 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics
Website: http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/pediatrics

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