More on Sports-Related Concussion Management

The American Academy of Neurology weighs in.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently released a clinical report on the management of sports-related concussion (JW Pediatr Adolesc Med Sep 29 2010). The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is currently updating a detailed published guideline and has released a brief position statement that reinforces the following recommendations:

Athletes with concussion should be removed from sporting activities until they are evaluated by physicians with training in management of sports concussion.
No athletes should participate in sports until they are symptom free.
Neurologists or physicians with proper training should evaluate athletes with concussions to clear them for return to sports participation.

Reviewing Author

Howard Bauchner, MD

Disclosures

Grant / research supportHuman Resources and Services Administration; NIH; NIH-NHLBI; USDA; GlaxoSmithKline

Editorial boardsArchives of Disease in Childhood (Editor-in-Chief)

Howard Bauchner, MD

Disclosures

Grant / research supportHuman Resources and Services Administration; NIH; NIH-NHLBI; USDA; GlaxoSmithKline

Editorial boardsArchives of Disease in Childhood (Editor-in-Chief)