September 2, 2010 — A new guidance document for the management of pediatric concussions recommends a more conservative approach to return to play policies for younger children with sports-related ...

Kids can get head injuries in any number of ways, and a recent study explored how recovery differs when a concussion is a result of a sports injury versus non-sports related. The researchers learned ...

Decius had a concussion. Burke and coach Earl Tillman ordered Decius to the bench. Three weeks later, after following a strict recovery protocol, Decius returned to action during the playoffs. Last ...

A new study may offer reassuring news for parents whose children have a history of concussion, but want to get back to playing sports. Researchers spent more than a decade scouting fields, rinks and ...

A concussion diagnosis is associated with a 49% higher risk for a subsequent vehicle crash in adults than more benign ...

Through the 1990s and early 2000s, guidelines for treating a concussion called for complete mental and physical rest. Current guidelines recommend a gradual resumption of cognitive and physical ...

A text analyzing brain-related biomarkers in the blood shows promise for measuring the severity of concussions in teenagers, researchers said.

Tom Brady is the gifted quarterback of the New England Patriots, widely regarded (even by Jets’ fans) as one of the best ever at his position. But when he was a kid in the late 1980s and early ’90s, ...

New research confirms that relying on emergency room data to estimate the prevalence of childhood concussions doesn't deliver a complete picture because many seek treatment in primary care. The study, ...

Dr. Bob Wilmott is chief of pediatrics at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center. From climbing trees to making tall bike ramps that are hastily disassembled before parents get home, children ...

A year ago, I argued that if we want to limit the number of kids suffering concussions from playing youth football, then adults should not allow them to play tackle until age 14. Until then, children ...

The path to Driscoll Children’s Hospital’s new concussion program didn’t begin in a hospital or a classroom, but in the community it serves. At a conference, Eleanor Shaw, daughter of local Toyota ...