Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
Brain Concussion; Prognosis; Recovery of Function; Risk Factors
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Predictors Of Prolonged Recovery From Concussion, Patrick W. Riley
Predictors Of Prolonged Recovery From Concussion, Patrick W. Riley
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
• Sport-related concussion has been thrust to the forefront of medicine in recent years.
• A high degree of variability in clinical presentation and length of recovery has made management of this condition difficult.
• This review examines whether pre-existing risk factors or sign and symptom based variables exist to reliably predict a patient’s likelihood to experience a protracted recovery from concussion.
• The review of literature revealed heterogeneous results.
• This is due, in part, to the variability in the definition of prolonged recovery, ranging from seven to 90 days. Despite this variability, several factors emerged as having useful …