Published In

Frontiers in Neurology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2018

Subjects

Brain--Concussion, Cerebral concussion -- Pathophysiology

Abstract

Concussion, also known as mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI),1 is a significant public health issue responsible for a variety of cognitive, emotional, and somatic symptoms and deficits (3). It is unclear why some individuals appear to recover relatively quickly while others suffer prolonged symptoms and impairments (4–7). Robust clinical means of diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment are also lacking (8–11). Research is hindered by an inadequate classification system for traumatic brain injury (TBI) (12), “poor” study quality (13, 14), disagreement about appropriate inclusion and exclusion criteria for concussion (8, 15), and an incomplete understanding of underlying pathophysiology (16–18). The heterogeneity and complexity seen in concussion further complicate research, particularly efforts to individualize treatment (19–22).

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Copyright: © 2018 Kenzie, Parks, Bigler, Wright, Lim, Chesnutt, Hawryluk, Gordon and Wakeland. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

DOI

10.3389/fneur.2018.00203

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25080

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