Research papers that support the present guideline recommendations:

Babcock, L., Kurowski, B. G., Zhang, N., Dexheimer, J. W., Dyas, J., & Wade, S. L. (2017). Adolescents with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Get SMART: An Analysis of a Novel Web-Based Intervention. Telemedicine and E-Health, 23(7), 600–607. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2016.0215

Grubenhoff, J. A., Currie, D., Comstock, R. D., Juarez-Colunga, E., Bajaj, L., & Kirkwood, M. W. (2016). Psychological Factors Associated with Delayed Symptom Resolution in Children with Concussion. Journal of Pediatrics, 174(303), 27–32.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.03.027

Heyworth, B. E., Carroll, K. M., Rizza, A. J., McInnis, K. C., & Gill, T. J. (2014). Treatment of Concussion in High School Athletes: A Proposed Protocol for Athletic and Academic Return to Activity. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2(7), 2015. https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967114S00079

McNally, K. A., Patrick, K. E., LaFleur, J. E., Dykstra, J. B., Monahan, K., & Hoskinson, K. R. (2018). Brief cognitive behavioral intervention for children and adolescents with persistent post-concussive symptoms: A pilot study. Child Neuropsychology, 24(3), 396–412. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2017.1280143

Newman, J. B., Reesman, J. H., Vaughan, C. G., & Gioia, G. A. (2013). Assessment of processing speed in children with mild tbi: A “first look” at the validity of pediatric ImPACT. Clinical Neuropsychologist, 27(5), 779–793. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2013.789552

Nikles, C. J., McKinlay, L., Mitchell, G. K., Carmont, S. A. S., Senior, H. E., Waugh, M. C. A., … Lloyd, O. T. (2014). Aggregated n-of-1 trials of central nervous system stimulants versus placebo for paediatric traumatic brain injury – a pilot study. Trials, 15(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-54

Peltonen, K., Vartiainen, M., Laitala-Leinonen, T., Koskinen, S., Luoto, T., Pertab, J., & Hokkanen, L. (2019). Adolescent athletes with learning disability display atypical maturational trajectories on concussion baseline testing: Implications based on a Finnish sample. Child Neuropsychology, 25(3), 336–351. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2018.1474865

Ransom, D. M., Vaughan, C. G., Pratson, L., Sady, M. D., McGill, C. A., & Gioia, G. A. (2015). Academic Effects of Concussion in Children and Adolescents. Pediatrics, 135(6), 1043–1050. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-3434

Reddy, C. C., Collins, M., Lovell, M., & Kontos, A. P. (2013). Efficacy of amantadine treatment on symptoms and neurocognitive performance among adolescents following sports-related concussion. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 28(4), 260–265. https://doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0b013e318257fbc6

Reed, N., Taha, T., Monette, G., & Keightley, M. (2016). A Preliminary Exploration of Concussion and Strength Performance in Youth Ice Hockey Players. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 37(9), 708–713. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-104199

Taylor, K. M., Kioumourtzoglou, M. A., Clover, J., Coull, B. A., Dennerlein, J. T., Bellinger, D. C., & Weisskopf, M. G. (2018). Concussion History and Cognitive Function in a Large Cohort of Adolescent Athletes. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(13), 3262–3270. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546518798801

Wasserman, E. B., Bazarian, J. J., Mapstone, M., Block, R., & Van Wijngaarden, E. (2016). Academic dysfunction after a concussion among US high school and college students. American Journal of Public Health, 106(7), 1247–1253. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2016.303154

Last update: November 16, 2019