Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
Published January 15, 2019 00:00 ET (News release from Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group)
In a study of health-related quality of life in young athletes who had experienced a sports-related concussion or sports-related extremity fracture, researchers found that adolescents can experience decreased quality of life after injury. However, the deficits generally do not persist past clinical recovery. Kids who report lower health-related quality of life after concussion will likely take longer to recover.
Lead author: Kelly Russell, University of Manitoba – krussell@chrim.ca