Pediatric and Adolescent Concussion

1. Front Matter

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2. Definitions and Causes of Concussion

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Historical Perspectives on Concussion

      • Mark E. Halstead

      Pages 3-8

   3. Definition and Classification of Concussion

      • Doug Bodin, Keith Owen Yeates, Karl Klamar

      Pages 9-19

   4. Sports-Related Concussion

      • Amy E. Valasek, Teri Metcalf McCambridge

      Pages 21-27

   5. Biomechanics and Pathophysiology of Concussion

      • Michael McCrea, Mathew R. Powell

      Pages 29-53

3. Assessment and Treatment of Concussion

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55

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   2. Immediate “On-the-Field” Assessment of Concussion

      • Susannah M. Briskin, Amanda K. Weiss Kelly

      Pages 57-72

   3. Acute Treatment of Concussion

      • Danny G. Thomas

      Pages 73-80

   4. Utilization of Imaging Technology in Concussion Assessment

      • Katherine S. Dahab, David T. Bernhardt

      Pages 81-91

   5. Long-Term Assessment of Concussion

      • Jonathan E. Romain

      Pages 93-105

   6. Long-Term Treatment of Concussion

      • Monique S. Burton

      Pages 107-115

   7. Methods of Formal Neurocognitive Assessment of Concussion

      • Nathan E. Kegel, Mark R. Lovell

      Pages 117-131

4. Additional Issues in Pediatric Concussion

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133

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   2. Premorbid Functional Considerations in Pediatric Concussion

      • Peter L. Stavinoha, Brianne Butcher, Alice Ann Spurgin

      Pages 135-150

   3. Developmental Considerations in Pediatric Concussion Evaluation and Management

      • Gerard A. Gioia, Christopher G. Vaughan, Maegan D. S. Sady

      Pages 151-176

   4. The Future of Preventing Concussion in Children and Adolescents

      • Rebecca A. Demorest

      Pages 177-194

   5. Postinjury Issues and Ethics of Return to Play in Pediatric Concussion

      • Jennifer Niskala Apps, Kevin D. Walter, Jason S. Doescher

      Pages 195-208

5. Back Matter

   Pages 209-212

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Between the growing numbers of children and adolescents playing sports and the increased attention to head injuries by the larger sports community and the general public, pediatric concussions are emerging as a major concern. And as practitioners are seeing more young clients with head injuries, questions arise about age-appropriate assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and return to activity. Pediatric and Adolescent Concussion: Diagnosis, Management, and Outcomes offers evidence-based guidelines where few previously existed. This comprehensive volume clearly explains the effects of traumatic injury on the developing brain in sports- and non-sports-related contexts, and establishes a framework for immediate and long-term management, especially the crucial first 24 hours. Chapters provide a basic grounding in its subject with a history of concussion as a medical entity and a review of definitional and classification issues, take the reader through the steps of a neuropsychological evaluation, pinpoint post-injury issues, and offer strategies for the prevention of further or future injury. Pediatric and Adolescent Concussion: Diagnosis, Management, and Outcomes serves as both educational resource and practical framework for a wide array of professionals, including neuropsychologists, sports medicine physicians, child psychologists and psychiatrists, pediatric and family physicians, athletic trainers, social workers, and educators.

• Accident-related concussion
• Brain damage
• Classification of concussions
• Concussion
• Concussion in children
• Concussive brain injury
• Head Injury
• Neurobiology and neurochemistry of concussion
• Pediatric concussion
• Rehabilitation of concussion
• Sports injury

From the reviews:

“Volume brings together many of the issues relevant to the field of concussion management … . The wide range of perspectives allows for the book to be used by students and clinicians … with each chapter as a stand-alone. … For the practicing neuropsychologist new to concussion management, this text will be a useful reference as the reviews presented within each of the chapters are timely with each chapter ending with bulleted key points, making it an easy to reference text … .” (Jennifer Reesman, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, October, 2012)

• Dept. Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, USA

  Jennifer Niskala Apps

• Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Departments of Orthopaedics & Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA

  Kevin D. Walter

Jennifer Apps, Ph.D., is assistant professor, pediatric neuropsychologist, and assistant director for research in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Apps specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children with comorbid emotional and neurological disorders. She received her doctoral degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and completed post-doctoral training at Children’s Hospital of Dallas. Her primary research interests are in the areas of pediatric sports-related concussions and mental illnesses, including bipolar disorder. She has published articles in professional journals, book chapters, frequently gives both professional and educational lectures on pediatric mental health issues, and most recently co-edited her first book for professionals and parents Pediatric Neuropsychology Case Studies: From the Exceptional to the Commonplace (Springer, in press, 2009)

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