Does the Label “Concussion” Change Treatment? BrainLine

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“My child doesn't have a brain injury, he only has a concussion”

Lemoncello, R, Sohlberg , MM & Fickas, S (2010). Brain Injury, Vol. 24 (3), pp 541-549.

The term “concussion” is frequently used in clinical records to describe a traumatic brain injury; however, there is no standard definition for its use, particularly with children. This study found that doctors more frequently diagnosed children with the term “concussion,” and with that diagnosis their injury was often treated les seriously than if “traumatic brain injury” were written in the record. In fact, children with the “concussion” diagnosis were often more likely to leave the hospital earlier or return to school sooner than those who had been diagnosed with a “traumatic brain injury.”

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