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- Title
Time to Change from a Symptom-based Concussion Assessment to a Structured Physical Examination.
- Authors
Willer, Barry S.; Leddy, John J.
- Abstract
The author talks about why a change from a concussion assessment that is symptom-based to a structured physical examination is needed. Topics include an introduction on how the editorial came to be, a discussion of the research's focus on concussion and mTB1 physiological aspects, and the advantages of an emergency department (ED) physical examination. Also mentioned are the American College of Emergency Medicine and the Acute Concussion Evaluation (ACE).
- Subjects
BRAIN concussion diagnosis; BRAIN injury diagnosis; BRAIN concussion; CENTERS for Disease Control &; Prevention (U.S.); COMPUTED tomography; EMERGENCY medicine; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; MEDICAL needs assessment; MEDICAL protocols; MEDICAL societies; PHYSICAL diagnosis; VESTIBULAR function tests; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Academic Emergency Medicine, 2016, Vol 23, Issue 4, p495
- ISSN
1069-6563
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/acem.12940