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Concussion Studies

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KOALA

Kids’ Outcomes and Long-term Abilities after Early Traumatic Brain Injury

 


SMART

Symptom Management versus Alternative Randomized Treatment of Concussion Trial

Symptom Burden, School Function, and Physical Activity One Year Following Pediatric Concussion

van Ierssel J, Ledoux AA, Tang K, Correll R, Yeates KO, Gioia G, Freedman SB, Sangha G, Boutis K, Beer D, Craig W, Burns E, Mikrogianakis A, Dubrovsky AS, Gagnon I, Gravel J, McGahern C, Osmond MH, Zemek R; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) Concussion Team

J Pediatr. 2020 Aug 25 (Epub ahead of print)


Practice Patterns in Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Therapies for Children with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Survey of 15 Canadian and United States Centers

Mannix R, Zemek R, Yeates KO, Arbogast K, Atabaki S, Badawy M, Beauchamp MH, Beer D, Bin S, Burstein B, Craig W, Corwin D, Doan Q, Ellis M, Freedman SB, Gagnon I, Gravel J, Leddy J, Lumba-Brown A, Master C, Mayer AR, Park G, Penque M, Rhine T, Russell K, Schneider K, Bell M, Wisniewski S

J Neurotrauma. 2019 Oct 15;36(20):2886-2894


Derivation and Initial Validation of Clinical Phenotypes of Children Presenting with Concussion Acutely in the Emergency Department: Latent Class Analysis of a Multi-Center, Prospective Cohort, Observational Study

Yeates KO, Tang K, Barrowman N, Freedman SB, Gravel J, Gagnon I, Sangha G, Boutis K, Beer D, Craig W, Burns E, Farion KJ, Mikrogianakis A, Barlow K, Dubrovsky AS, Meeuwisse W, Gioia G, Meehan WP 3rd, Beauchamp MH, Kamil Y, Grool AM, Hoshizaki B, Anderson P, Brooks BL, Vassilyadi M, Klassen T, Keightley M, Richer L, DeMatteo C, Osmond MH, Zemek R; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC)

J Neurotrauma. 2019 Jun;36(11):1758-1767


Association between ondansetron use and symptom persistence in children with concussions: A 5P substudy 

Gravel J, Boutis K, Tang K, Beauchamp MH, Freedman SB, Dubrovsky AS, Gagnon I, Momoli F, Zemek R

 CJEM. 2019 Mar;21(2):204-210


Natural Progression of Symptom Change and Recovery From Concussion in a Pediatric Population

Ledoux AA, Tang K, Yeates KO, Pusic MV, Boutis K, Craig WR, Gravel J, Freedman SB, Gagnon I, Gioia GA, Osmond MH, Zemek RL; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) Concussion Team

JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Jan 1;173(1):e183820


No association between metoclopramide treatment in ED and reduced risk of post-concussion headache

Bresee N, Aglipay M, Dubrovsky AS, Ledoux AA, Momoli F, Gravel J, Freedman SB, Barlow K, Richer L, Barrowman NJ, Zemek R; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) 5P concussion team

Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Dec;36(12):2225-2231


The Diagnosis of Concussion in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Prospective Multicenter Study

Boutis K, Gravel J, Freedman SB, Craig W, Tang K, DeMatteo CA, Dubrovsky AS, Beer D, Burns E, Sangha G, Zemek R

J Emerg Med. 2018 Jun;54(6):757-765


Advancing Concussion Assessment in Pediatrics (A-CAP): a prospective, concurrent cohort, longitudinal study of mild traumatic brain injury in children: protocol study

Yeates KO, Beauchamp M, Craig W, Doan Q, Zemek R, Bjornson B, Gravel J, Mikrogianakis A, Goodyear B, Abdeen N, Beaulieu C, Dehaes M, Deschenes S, Harris A, Lebel C, Lamont R, Williamson T, Barlow KM, Bernier F, Brooks BL, Emery C, Freedman SB, Kowalski K, Mrklas K, Tomfohr-Madsen L, Schneider KJ; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC)

BMJ Open. 2017 Jul 13;7(7):e017012


Association Between Early Participation in Physical Activity Following Acute Concussion and Persistent Postconcussive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents

Grool AM, Aglipay M, Momoli F, Meehan WP 3rd, Freedman SB, Yeates KO, Gravel J, Gagnon I, Boutis K, Meeuwisse W, Barrowman N, Ledoux AA, Osmond MH, Zemek R; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) Concussion Team

JAMA. 2016 Dec 20;316(23):2504-2514


Association of Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms With Pediatric Quality of Life

Novak Z, Aglipay M, Barrowman N, Yeates KO, Beauchamp MH, Gravel J, Freedman SB, Gagnon I, Gioia G, Boutis K, Burns E, Ledoux AA, Osmond MH, Zemek RL; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada Predicting Persistent Postconcussive Problems in Pediatrics (PERC 5P) Concussion Team

JAMA Pediatr. 2016 Dec 5;170(12):e162900


Clinical Risk Score for Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms Among Children With Acute Concussion in the ED

Zemek R, Barrowman N, Freedman SB, Gravel J, Gagnon I, McGahern C, Aglipay M, Sangha G, Boutis K, Beer D, Craig W, Burns E, Farion KJ, Mikrogianakis A, Barlow K, Dubrovsky AS, Meeuwisse W, Gioia G, Meehan WP 3rd, Beauchamp MH, Kamil Y, Grool AM, Hoshizaki B, Anderson P, Brooks BL, Yeates KO, Vassilyadi M, Klassen T, Keightley M, Richer L, DeMatteo C, Osmond MH; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) Concussion Team

JAMA. 2016 Mar 8;315(10):1014-25