Sports-related concussions in youth : improving the science, changing the culture / Robert Graham [and three others], editors ; Committee on Sports-Related Concussions in Youth : Board on Children, Youth, and Families.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.) Committee on Sports-Related Concussions in Youth, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Graham, Robert, 1943- editor.

Institute of Medicine and National Research Council.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brain--Concussion.

Brain.

Child athletes--Wounds and injuries.

Child athletes.

Teenage athletes--Wounds and injuries.

Teenage athletes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Sports-Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science, Changing the Culture reviews the science of sports-related concussions in youth from elementary school through young adulthood, as well as in military personnel and their dependents. This report recommends actions that can be taken by a range of audiences - including research funding agencies, legislatures, state and school superintendents and athletic directors, military organizations, and equipment manufacturers, as well as youth who participate in sports and their parents - to improve what is known about concussions and to reduce their occurrence. Sports-Related Concussions in Youth finds that while some studies provide useful information, much remains unknown about the extent of concussions in youth; how to diagnose, manage, and prevent concussions; and the short- and long-term consequences of concussions as well as repetitive head impacts that do not result in concussion symptoms."--Summary-- Source other than Library of Congress.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Boxes, Figures, and Tables""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Neuroscience, Biomechanics, and Risks of Concussion in the Developing Brain""; ""3 Concussion Recognition, Diagnosis, and Acute Management""; ""4 Treatment and Management of Prolonged Symptoms and Post-Concussion Syndrome""; ""5 Consequences of Repetitive Head Impacts and Multiple Concussions""; ""6 Protection and Prevention Strategies""; ""7 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas""

""Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""""Appendix C: Clinical Evaluation Tools""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 4, 2014).

ISBN:

0-309-28803-7

0-309-28801-0

OCLC:

923289743