Concussion: Evaluation and management

Alexandra Stillman; Michael Alexander; Rebekah Mannix; Nancy Madigan; Alvaro Pascual-Leone; William P Meehan

doi:10.3949/ccjm.84a.16013

Concussion: Evaluation and management

Cleve Clin J Med. 2017 Aug;84(8):623-630. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.84a.16013.

Authors

Alexandra Stillman^{1

2}, Michael Alexander^{3

4}, Rebekah Mannix^{5

6

7

8

9}, Nancy Madigan^{3

2}, Alvaro Pascual-Leone^{10

4}, William P Meehan^{11

12

13}

Affiliations

¹ Director of Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurorehabilitation, Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
² Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Concussion Clinic, Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
⁵ The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, MA, USA.
⁶ Sports Concussion Clinic, Division of Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
⁷ Brain Injury Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
⁸ Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
⁹ Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
¹⁰ Chief of Cognitive Neurology, Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
¹¹ Director, Mitchell Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, MA, USA. William.Meehan@childrens.harvard.edu.
¹² Director of Research, Brain Injury Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
¹³ Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Orthopaedics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

PMID: 28806161
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.84a.16013

Abstract

Concussion is a common problem often managed by nonneurologists. It is often accompanied by headaches, dizziness, sleep disturbance, psychiatric symptoms, and cognitive issues. Here, we outline how to evaluate and manage concussion, including treatment of the most common symptoms.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain Concussion / diagnosis*
Brain Concussion / therapy
Humans