Post-Concussion Syndrome - Psychology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

SLAM on the stand: how the sports-related concussion literature can inform the expert witness.

27 Feb 2009 Mild head injury is a controversial topic because patients may have subtle deficits and widely varied outcomes. Accordingly, neuropsychologists are frequently asked to provide expert testimony about the nature of mild head injury. This article ... Read more...

Early stage assessment and course of acute stress disorder after mild traumatic brain injury.

27 Feb 2009 Although it has been established that acute stress disorder (ASD) and posttraumatic stress disorder occur after mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) the qualitative differences in symptom presentation between injury survivors with and without a MTBI ... Read more...

Brain function decline in healthy retired athletes who sustained their last sports concussion in early adulthood.

26 Jan 2009 Recent studies have shown that the detrimental effects of sports concussions on cognitive and motor function may persist up to a few years post-injury. The present study sought to investigate the effects of having sustained a sports concussion more ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Post-Concussion Syndrome - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• SLAM on the stand: how the sports-related concussion literature can inform the expert witness. 27 Feb 2009
• Early stage assessment and course of acute stress disorder after mild traumatic brain injury. 27 Feb 2009
• Brain function decline in healthy retired athletes who sustained their last sports concussion in early adulthood. 26 Jan 2009
• Early stress response: a vulnerability framework for functional impairment following mild traumatic brain injury. 30 Dec 2008
• Symptoms of post-concussional syndrome are non-specifically related to mild traumatic brain injury in UK Armed Forces personnel on return from deployment in Iraq: an analysis of self-reported data. 21 Oct 2008
• Use of specific malingering measures in a Spanish sample. 30 Jul 2008
• Brain injury severity, litigation status, and self-report of postconcussive symptoms. 24 Feb 2008
• MMPI-2 profiles 23 years after paediatric mild traumatic brain injury. 30 Dec 2007
• Neuropsychology and clinical neuroscience of persistent post-concussive syndrome. 30 Dec 2007
• Management of pediatric mild traumatic brain injury: a neuropsychological review from injury through recovery. 30 Aug 2007
• Community integration, social support and life satisfaction in relation to symptoms 3 years after mild traumatic brain injury. 30 Jul 2007
• Illness perceptions and outcome in mild head injury: a longitudinal study. 30 May 2007
• Post concussional syndrome: all in the minds eye! 30 May 2007
• Cerebral cortical atrophy and silent brain infarcts in psychiatric patients. 30 May 2007
• One-year follow-up of mild traumatic brain injury: cognition, disability and life satisfaction of patients seeking consultation. 29 Apr 2007
• [Negative response bias and the validity of personality profiles in neuropsychiatric assessment] 29 Apr 2007
• A validation of the post concussion symptom scale in the assessment of complex concussion using cognitive testing and functional MRI. 17 Mar 2007
• Detection of malingering in a Spanish population using three specific malingering tests. 13 Feb 2007
• Post concussion syndrome ebb and flow: longitudinal effects and management. 30 Dec 2006
• The relationship of psychological and cognitive factors and opioids in the development of the postconcussion syndrome in general trauma patients with mild traumatic brain injury. 30 Oct 2006

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Technical information about 'Post-Concussion Syndrome'

Definition: The organic and psychogenic disturbances observed after closed head injuries (HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED). Post-concussion syndrome includes subjective physical complaints (i.e. headache, dizziness), cognitive, emotional, and behavioral changes. These disturbances can be chronic, permanent, or late emerging.

Descriptor UI: D038223

Alternative terms: Post-Concussion Syndrome; Post Concussion Syndrome; Post-Concussive Symptoms; Post Concussive Symptoms; Post-Concussive Symptom; Symptom, Post-Concussive; Post-Concussive Syndrome; Post Concussive Syndrome; Post-Concussive Syndromes; Syndrome, Post-Concussive; Syndromes, Post-Concussive; Post-Concussion Symptoms; Post Concussion Symptoms; Post-Concussion Symptom; Post-Concussive Syndrome, Chronic; Chronic Post-Concussive Syndrome; Chronic Post-Concussive Syndromes; Post Concussive Syndrome, Chronic; Post-Concussive Syndromes, Chronic; Syndrome, Chronic Post-Concussive; Syndromes, Chronic Post-Concussive;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.140.199.250.500; C10.900.300.087.125.500; C10.900.300.350.300.500; C21.866.260.118.150.500; C21.866.915.300.200.150.500; C21.866.974.150.500; C21.866.974.382.200.500;

History Note: 2003; use BRAIN INJURY, CHRONIC 2001-2002