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ArticleCureus2019

Brain MRI in Children with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Persistent Symptoms in Both Sports- and Non-sports-related Concussion.

Alcy R Torres, Zakir I Shaikh, Wilson Chavez, John E Maldonado

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Article in Cureus, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Alcy R TorresPediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA.
Zakir I ShaikhPediatrics, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Surat, IND.
Wilson ChavezRadiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, USA.
John E MaldonadoPediatrics, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Quito, ECU.
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat · INBoston Medical Center · USPontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador · EC

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo evaluate the utility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), persistent post-concussive syndrome (PPCS), and normal neurologic examination. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis was a retrospective review of pediatric patients, who were evaluated in a Pediatric Concussion Clinic between August 2013 and November 2018, with documented persistent post-concussive symptoms, normal neurological examination, and available brain MRI.

resultsIn our analysis of 86 cases we found seven MRI studies with abnormal findings, but none were clinically significant.

conclusionWe conclude that MRI has a low diagnostic yield in this population, and based on these results we recommend that clinicians should avoid ordering MRI studies in this group. Further research is necessary to validate these results in larger and prospective studies.

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brain mrimagnetic resonance imagingmild traumatic brain injurypediatric concussionpostconcussion syndrome

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PMID30937235
PMCPMC6433090
OpenAlexW2913706047

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