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ReviewSports health

Pharmacologic Therapies for Pediatric Concussions.

Mark E Halstead

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In one paragraph

Review in Sports health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04685772 (Assessment of the Efficacy of Medrol Dose Pack for Post-Concussive Headaches), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04685772 recruitingnot on this map

Assessment of the Efficacy of Medrol Dose Pack for Post-Concussive Headaches

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorNorthwell HealthRan2021 to 2027Enrolled25ConditionsPost-Concussion Syndrome, HeadacheArmsMethylprednisolone
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. NSAID Use Is Not Associated With Persisting Symptoms in Adolescent Concussion.Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine · 2026
    Article
  2. Review
  3. Review
  4. Concussion Dilemma.Sports health
    Article
  5. Pediatric Sports-Related Concussion: An Approach to Care.American journal of lifestyle medicine
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mark E Halstead
Washington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextPediatric concussions are common, and emphasis on correct diagnosis and management is stressed in consensus guidelines. Medications may have a role in management of concussion, but no consensus exists regarding appropriate pharmacologic therapy. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: Nonsystematic review. STUDY

designClinical review. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 4.

resultsThere is limited evidence for hypertonic saline to improve posttraumatic headache in the emergency department setting. There is essentially no evidence for the use of any other medication in management of pediatric sport-related concussion.

conclusionFurther research is necessary to determine whether there is benefit to the use of any pharmacotherapy in the management of pediatric-aged athletes with concussions.

Indexed as

AcetaminophenAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAthletic InjuriesBrain ConcussionChildConsensusHumansPost-Traumatic HeadachePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Recovery of FunctionRetrospective StudiesAcetaminophenAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal

Identifiers

PMID26660460
PMCPMC4702163
OpenAlexW2226285065

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