- Children may need 3 months or longer to achieve optimal recovery after a concussion, especially female children.
- A comprehensive assessment approach encompassing physical, cognitive, socioemotional, and resilience domains is emphasized.
- The study enrolled 967 children aged 8 to 17 years, including 633 with concussion and 334 with orthopedic injury.
- At the 10-day follow-up, children with concussion showed a lower rate of optimal functioning compared with those with orthopedic injury.
- Longitudinal multivariable modeling revealed that time, injury group, and sex were all significant factors associated with optimal functioning.
Source: JAMA Network Open
