The eighth wonder of the world: the mythology of concussion management.

نویسنده

  • P McCrory
چکیده

The myth of concussion definition There is no universal agreement on the standard definition of concussion. The most widely accepted definition in sports medicine is that originally proposed by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. It states that “concussion is a clinical syndrome characterised by the immediate and transient post-traumatic impairment of neural function...”. The key elements of this definition state that concussion is both immediate in onset and transient. Thus a diagnosis of “delayed concussion” or “permanent concussive symptoms” has no meaning in this sense. DiYculty usually arises when a patient with continuing symptoms has been misdiagnosed as concussion, when in fact there is an unrecognised structural injury.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • British journal of sports medicine

دوره 33 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1999