Concussion clinic presentation and symptom duration for pediatric sports-related concussions following Ohio concussion law
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| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Präsentation der klinischen Gehirnerschütterung und Symptomdauer für pädiatrische sportbezogene Gehirnerschütterungen nach dem Ohio Concussion Law |
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| Autor: | Cuff, Steven C.; Coxe, Kathryn; Young, Julie A.; Li, Hongmei; Yi, Honggang; Yang, Jingzhen |
| Erschienen in: | Research in sports medicine |
| Veröffentlicht: | 27 (2019), 1, S. 11-20, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 1543-8627, 1543-8635 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15438627.2018.1502186 |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU201907005036 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
In 2013, Ohio enacted a law to mitigate consequences of pediatric sports-related concussions. This study aimed to describe changes in clinic visits and symptom duration for pediatric sports-related concussions before and after this law. 3,133 new visits by 2,861 unique patients (10–18 years) presenting between April 2012 and April 2015 for sports-related concussions within 30 days of injury were included. There were 937 (29.9%), 1,132 (36.1%) and 1,064 (34.0%) concussion visits for pre-law, immediate-post law, and post-law periods, respectively. A greater proportion of concussion visits was observed among females from pre-law to post-law (P < 0.0001). No differences were observed across the three periods in symptom scores at injury (P = 0.5028) or at first clinic visit (P = 0.5686). However, patients presented to concussion clinics significantly earlier (17.6 vs. 22.8 days, P < 0.0001) and had quicker recovery (26.5 vs. 40.6 days, P < 0.0001) post-law than pre-law.