A more complete evaluation with 11 variables helps explain why kids may not feel well after they are deemed well by ...

A new study has found that a kid who has suffered a concussion – even a mild one – is 15% less likely to go on to higher ...

Every year, approximately two million children and teens in South Africa and around the world experience one of the most common brain injuries — concussions. Concussions are one of the most ...

During Australia's winter sports seasons, hundreds of thousands of children will take to the field in contact sports like rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules and soccer. With this comes the ...

Over the last 10 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has worked to raise awareness of concussions among children and teens because they are more likely to get a concussion and ...

Evidence based guidelines are required for the management of concussive injury in children Consensus guidelines for managing sport related concussion in adults have ...

In sports, beneath the competitive spirit and the cheers of the crowd, there’s an often-invisible risk: traumatic brain ...

Methods A qualitative review of the literature on concussion was conducted with a focus on prognostic factors and specific groups including children, female athletes and elite versus non-elite players ...

Advertisement Getting seven hours of sleep each night doubled a child's chances of recovering quickly during the first week after a concussion, researchers also found. On the other hand ...

Introduction of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) header ban for athletes aged 10 years and younger in 2015 was associated with a reduction in the number of concussions as a percentage of all ...

Concussions decreased after the rule change ... have confirmed several measles cases among mostly unvaccinated children and adults, as the total number of states reporting measles outbreaks ...