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Citation |
Teh Z, Takagi M, Hearps SJC, Babl FE, Anderson N, Clarke C, Davis GA, Dunne K, Rausa VC, Anderson V. Brain Inj. 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub. |
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Affiliation |
Psychological Service, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2020, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group) |
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32013575 |
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Abstract |
Objective: To investigate somatic and cognitive postconcussive symptoms (PCS) using the symptom evaluation subtest (cSCAT3-SE) of the Child Sports Concussion Assessment Tool 3 (Child SCAT) in tracking PCS up to 2 weeks postinjury.Methods: A total of 96 participants aged 5 to 12 years (Mage = 9.55, SD = 2.20) completed three assessment time points: 48 h postinjury (T0), 2 to 4 days postinjury (T1), and 2 weeks postinjury (T2). The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to analyze differences between cognitive and somatic symptoms over time, while the Friedman test was used to analyze differences within symptom type over time.Results: Cognitive PCS were found to be significantly higher than somatic PCS at all assessment time points and were also found to significantly decline from 4 days onwards postinjury; in contrast, somatic PCS significantly declined as early as 48 hpostinjury.Discussion: Differences between cognitive and somatic PCS emerge as early as a few days postinjury, with cognitive PCS being more persistent than somatic PCS across 2 weeks. Research in symptom-specific interventions may be of benefit in helping young children manage severe PCS as early as 2 weeks postinjury. Language: en |
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Keywords |
Child SCAT 3; Pediatric concussion; mild TBI; postconcussive symptoms; recovery trajectories |