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Persistent Post Concussive Syndrome
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Contents
Other Names
- Post Concussion Syndrome
- PCS
Background
Pathophysiology
Risk Factors for Prolonged Recovery
- Migraines
- Depression
- Anxiety
- History of multiple concussions/overlapping concussions
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder(ADHD)
- Learning disability
- Post-traumatic stress shortly after injury (~5 days)
- Young athletes
- Females historically are more symptomatic and take longer to recover than males
- Learning disability and ADHD as risk factors have recently come into question as a risk factor [1]
Differential Diagnosis
- Intracranial injury
- Epidural or subdural hematoma
- Heat illness
- Hypoglycemia
- Dehydration
- Syncope
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Primary headache
- Migraine, tension, cluster
- Psychiatric disorder
- ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Acute stress disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Overtraining syndrome
- Malingering
Clinical Features
Evaluation
Classification
- Grading concussions based on symptoms or loss of consciousness is not recommended
Management
Return to Sport
Return to Learn
Complications
See Also
- Concussions (Main)
- Overlapping Concussion Syndrome
- Second Impact Syndrome
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Concussions Imaging
- Concussion Pharmacology
- Concussion Rehabilitation
References
- ↑ Iverson GL , Gardner AJ , Terry DP , et al . Predictors of clinical recovery from concussion: a systematic review. Br J Sports Med 2017;51:941–8.
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Haley Chizuk on 31 August 2020 15:50:52
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