PSYC33H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6.1: Functional Skills Qualification, Cognitive Load, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
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Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 4th international conference on concussion in. Sport held in zurich, november 2012 by mccrory et al. Main points: summary of concussion and its management. Definition of concussion: concussion is the historical term representing low velocity injuries that cause brain. Recovery of concussion: the majority (80 90%) of concussions resolve in a short (7 10 day) period, although the recovery time frame may be longer in children and adolescents. Symptoms and signs of acute concussion: 1. Symptoms somatic (eg, headache), cognitive (eg, feeling like in a fog) and/or emotional symptoms (eg, lability): 2. Physical signs (eg, loss of consciousness (loc), amnesia): 3. Cognitive impairment (eg, slowed reaction times): 5. This may involve seeking additional information from parents, coaches, teammates and eyewitnesses to the injury: a determination of the need for emergent neuroimaging in order to exclude a more severe brain injury involving a structural abnormality.
