| Autor: |
Cuff, Steven C., Coxe, Kathryn, Young, Julie A., Li, Hongmei, Yi, Honggang, Yang, Jingzhen |
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Research in Sports Medicine; Jan-Mar2019, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p11-20, 10p, 2 Charts, 3 Graphs |
| Abstrakt: |
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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