Does age play a role in recovery from sports-related concussion? A comparison of high school and collegiate athletes.

By M. Field, M. Collins, M. Lovell, J. Maroon. Jornal de Pediatria, 2003

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The epidemiology of sport-related concussion. (2011, background): “(10-13) As a result, a large proportion of concussions are simply unreported.”
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: A Potential Late Effect of Sport-Related Concussive and Subconcussive Head Trauma (2011, background): “At younger ages, the brain may be more vulnerable to injury.(49) Conversely, the increased”
National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement: management of sport concussion. (2014, background): “When working with children and adolescents, ATs should be aware that recovery may take longer than in adults and require a more prolonged RTP progression.(7,36,37) Strength of Recommendation: B 31.”
Epidemiology of Concussions Among United States High School Athletes in 20 Sports (2012, background): “Most studies investigating adolescent concussions have focused predominantly on football, with other collision sports such as lacrosse and ice hockey being relatively unstudied at the high school level.(8,12,15) Previous investigations involving a range of high school sports show that concussion rat”