A New England Journal of Medicine paper outlines the best evidence-based care for evaluating and managing concussions, ...

For the last five and a half years, Emily Farmer has unknowingly lived with her skull not fully attached to her body. Now she ...

A 17-year-old female high school soccer player presents to the primary care office 5 days after striking the back ... head on the ground during a game. She did not lose consciousness but had a ...

A concussion in babies ... such as a wound or bump on the head. An infant may also touch a part of the head repeatedly, especially while crying, indicating pain in that part.

Do not go back to sport or activity until your symptoms ... period Too much overstimulation during the first week after a concussion will delay the brain’s natural healing process.

But it can sometimes be harder to recognise the signs of concussion ... blow or jolt to the head, or a hit to the body, causes the head to move quickly back and forth. This sudden, back ...