The accurate diagnosis and appropriate management of sports-related concussions in children and adolescents are high priorities for healthcare providers. Sports-related concussion remains a clinical diagnosis. In the acute setting, sideline tools such as the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5/Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 6 are most valuable, and in the clinical setting, these assessment tools can serve as...
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Discussion
Signed responses from readers of the wire.
No actionable change for audiologists; this review addresses concussion management and return-to-sport protocols for pediatric athletes, which is outside routine audiology scope unless managing vestibular sequelae post-concussion.
Concussion is increasingly recognized as a cause of auditory and vestibular dysfunction, making awareness of assessment and management protocols relevant for audiologists who evaluate post-concussion patients.
- 01Review covers epidemiology, clinical assessment, and management of sports-related concussion in children and adolescents.
- 02Return-to-sport protocols are a central focus, relevant to multi-disciplinary concussion teams.
- 03Published in the Southern Medical Journal; broad clinical audience intended.
- 04Concussion can produce vestibular and auditory symptoms that may prompt audiology referral.
- 05No new primary data; synthesizes existing literature and guidelines.
- PMID
- 42976475
- DOI
- 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000002038.
- Journal
- Southern Medical Journal
- Publication type
- review
- Evidence level
- 5
- Population
- Children and adolescents with sports-related concussion
- Intervention
- Epidemiology review, assessment tools, and return-to-sport management protocols for sports-related concussion
Primary outcomes
Epidemiological patterns of sports-related concussion in adolescents; Assessment and management approaches; Return-to-sport decision criteria