“…Minor head trauma (MHT) is a frequent reason for pediatric emergency department (PED) visits (more than 600,000 visits per year in the USA), accounting for 95% of cases of head trauma (HT) during childhood [ 1 ]. It is defined by normal mental status, meaning Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores of 14 to 15 at the initial examination; no abnormal or focal findings on the neurologic examination; and no physical evidence of a skull fracture [ 2 , 3 ]. However, even after a MHT, variable mood, behavioral, and physical changes such as headache, nausea, dizziness, fatigue, hypersomnolence, attentional difficulties, and irritability may appear and persist for a long time, both in children and adults [ 4 , 5 , 6 ].…”