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Concussion, Pediatric

Andrea Marmor, MD, MSEd Reviewed 10/2018
 


BASICS

DESCRIPTION

  • Concussion is defined by short-term clinical symptoms and/or impairment of neurologic function after head/brain trauma, with or without loss of consciousness, and without abnormality...

DIAGNOSIS

  • Concussion is primarily a clinical diagnosis based on a history of trauma and typical acute signs and symptoms including headache, nausea, dizziness, confusion, imbalance, impaired memory, s...

TREATMENT

GENERAL MEASURES

  • Remove the child from the activity with no return to play if concussion is suspected.

  • Provider or caregiver should monitor the child for several hours after the injury to eval...

ONGOING CARE

FOLLOW-UP RECOMMENDATIONS

Patient Monitoring

If patient is being monitored at home, the guardian should have detailed instruction regarding reasons to return to the ED. 
  • These include diffic...

ADDITIONAL READING

CODES

ICD9

  • 850.9 Concussion, unspecified

  • 310.2 Postconcussion syndrome

  • 780.93 Memory loss

  • 850 Concussion with no loss of consciousness

  • 850.12 Concussion, with loss of consciousness from 31 to 59 minutes

  • 850...

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