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Post-concussion syndrome. 2009

Kevin Foy, and Kieran C Murphy
Department of Psychiatry, Deaumont Hosptial, Dublin, UK.

Post-concussion syndrome is common after head injury. It consists of a triad of physical, cognitive and psychological symptoms that occur after a head trauma and cause significant social and occupational disability. This article examines the clinical features, epidemiology, aetiology and treatment of the condition.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009483 Neuropsychological Tests Tests designed to assess neurological function associated with certain behaviors. They are used in diagnosing brain dysfunction or damage and central nervous system disorders or injury. Aphasia Tests,Cognitive Test,Cognitive Testing,Cognitive Tests,Memory for Designs Test,Neuropsychological Testing,AX-CPT,Behavioral Assessment of Dysexecutive Syndrome,CANTAB,Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery,Clock Test,Cognitive Function Scanner,Continuous Performance Task,Controlled Oral Word Association Test,Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System,Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment,Hooper Visual Organization Test,NEPSY,Neuropsychologic Tests,Neuropsychological Test,Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test,Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status,Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure,Symbol Digit Modalities Test,Test of Everyday Attention,Test, Neuropsychological,Tests, Neuropsychological,Tower of London Test,Neuropsychologic Test,Test, Cognitive,Testing, Cognitive,Testing, Neuropsychological,Tests, Cognitive
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D038223 Post-Concussion Syndrome The organic and psychogenic disturbances observed after closed head injuries (HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED). Post-concussion syndrome includes subjective physical complaints (i.e. headache, dizziness), cognitive, emotional, and behavioral changes. These disturbances can be chronic, permanent, or late emerging. Post-Concussive Syndrome,Post-Concussion Symptoms,Post-Concussive Symptoms,Post-Concussive Syndrome, Chronic,Chronic Post-Concussive Syndrome,Chronic Post-Concussive Syndromes,Post Concussion Symptoms,Post Concussion Syndrome,Post Concussive Symptoms,Post Concussive Syndrome,Post Concussive Syndrome, Chronic,Post-Concussion Symptom,Post-Concussive Symptom,Post-Concussive Syndromes,Post-Concussive Syndromes, Chronic

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