Medical Professionals, State Agencies and Community Partners Look to Develop New Guidelines for Concussed Students

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Concussions are an invisible injury that can cause physical, cognitive, emotional and sleep symptoms that last for varying lengths of time depending on the nature of the injury. Changes in behavior, mood, learning and thinking that may be a result of a head injury can be misunderstood — making transitions into the classroom postconcussion difficult for students and teachers.

Recognizing symptoms of a concussed child goes beyond the physician, coach and parent. Educators should be involved in the process of a child’s ability to return to the classroom and develop a school concussion management plan, says Laura Dreer, Ph.D., director of concussion research in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Medicine Concussion Clinic at Children’s of Alabama and co-chair of the Alabama Return-to-Think Task Force. [Image courtesy UAB][Image courtesy UAB]

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