ArticlePloS one2016
Academic Outcomes in High-School Students after a Concussion: A Retrospective Population-Based Analysis.
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- Effect of Collaborative Care for Persistent Postconcussive Symptoms on Academic Function: A Randomized Clinical Trial.The Journal of school health · 2022Trial
- Description of School Outcomes Among Children With Traumatic Brain Injuries, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Concussion Surveillance System Pilot.The Journal of school health · 2025Article
- Parent-Reported Academic Outcomes After a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Pediatric Population.The Journal of school health · 2025Article
- Selecting outcome measures to validate prognostic biomarkers of paediatric mild traumatic brain injury: challenges and priorities.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Exploring the adaptability ofPEC innovation · 2024Article
- Variables associated with days of school missed following concussion: results from the Sport Concussion Outcomes in PEdiatrics (SCOPE) study.The Physician and sportsmedicine · 2024Article
- Risk of impaired school performance in children hospitalized with concussion: a population-based matched cohort study.Concussion (London, England) · 2023Article
- Concussion Public Policy in Elementary and High Schools in Ontario, Canada: A Cross-Sectional Survey to Examine Implementation Compliance, Barriers, and Facilitators.The Journal of school health · 2023Article
- Back to School: Academic Functioning and Educational Needs among Youth with Acquired Brain Injury.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Concussion Education in the School Setting: A Scoping Review.The Journal of school health · 2022Article
- Barriers to and facilitators of return to learning following a sport-related concussion: Perspectives of female secondary school students.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2022Article
- Exploring the value of the SCHOOLFirst return-to-school resource: Evaluating usability and satisfaction.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2022Article
- Academic Performance Following Sport-Related Concussions in Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Effects of a Single Concussion During the School Year on the Academic Performance and Neuropsychological Functioning of High School Athletes.Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare · 2020Article
- Discovering Oculometric Patterns to Detect Cognitive Performance Changes in Healthy Youth Football Athletes.Journal of healthcare informatics research · 2019Article
- Concussion and Academic Impairment Among U.S. High School Students.American journal of preventive medicine · 2019Article
- Review of the Management of Pediatric Post-Concussion Syndrome-a Multi-Disciplinary, Individualized Approach.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2019Review
- Academic outcomes following adolescent sport-related concussion or fracture injury: A prospective cohort study.PloS one · 2019Article
- Lived Experiences of Adolescent Athletes Following Sport-Related Concussion.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2017Article
- Academic outcomes and accommodations following adolescent sport-related concussion: a pilot study.Concussion (London, England) · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundMany concussion symptoms, such as headaches, vision problems, or difficulty remembering or concentrating may deleteriously affect school functioning. Our objective was to determine if academic performance was lower in the academic calendar year that students sustain a concussion compared to the previous year when they did not sustain a concussion.
methodsUsing Manitoba Health and Manitoba Education data, we conducted a population-based, controlled before-after study from 2005-2006 to 2010-2011 academic years. Grade 9-12 students with an ICD9/10 code for concussion were matched to non-concussed controls. Overall changes in grade point average (GPA) were compared for the academic year prior to the concussion to the academic year the concussion occurred (or could have occurred among non-concussed matched students).
resultsOverall, 8240 students (1709 concussed, 6531 non-concussed students) were included. Both concussed and non-concussed students exhibited a lower overall GPA from one year to the next. Having sustained a concussion resulted in a -0.90% (95% CI: -1.88, 0.08) reduction in GPA. Over the same period, non-concussed matched students' GPA reduced by -0.57% (95% CI: -1.32, 0.19). Students who sustained a concussion during high school were just as likely to graduate within four years as their non-concussed peers (ORadj: 0.84; 95% CI: 0.73, 1.02).
conclusionsWe found that, at a population level, a concussion had minimal long-term effects on academic performance during high school. While academic accommodations and Return-to-Learn programs are an important component of pediatric concussion management, research is needed to identify risk factors for poor academic performance after a concussion and who should receive these programs.
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