For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created guidelines for managing children who have had concussions.
Head injuries have received a lot of attention because repeated blunt impacts — like the type football players experience — have been linked to problems like memory loss, dementia, and depression later in life. But most of this interest has focused on adults who already have their own guidelines for diagnosis and treatment. These new guidelines, published today in JAMA Pediatrics, are the first that focus on children. The set of 19 recommendations (available in the paper above) cover diagnosis and treatment, including suggestions for when children should return to school.
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