IMPORTANCE-Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, in children is a rapidly growing public health concern because epidemiologic data indicate a marked increase in the number of emergency department visits for mTBI over the past decade. However, no evidencebased clinical guidelines have been developed to date for diagnosing and managing pediatric mTBI in the United States.OBJECTIVE-To provide a guideline based on a previous systematic review of the literature to obtain and assess evidence toward developing clinical recommendations for health care professionals related to the diagnosis, prognosis, and management/treatment of pediatric mTBI. EVIDENCE REVIEW-The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Board of Scientific Counselors, a federal advisory committee, established the Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Guideline Workgroup. The workgroup drafted recommendations based on the evidence that was obtained and assessed within the systematic review, as well as related evidence, scientific principles, and expert inference. This information includes selected studies published since the evidence review was conducted that were Lumba-Brown et al.

PROSPERO 2016:CRD42016039184.

There seem to be subtle yet significant prolonged neuropsychological effects in youth athletes with a history of two or more previous concussions.

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