Medical-School Partnership in Guiding Return to School Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Youth

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• Alternative Title:
  J Child Neurol
• Personal Author:
  Gioia, Gerard A.
• Description:
  Mild traumatic brain injury is recognized as a prevalent and significant risk concern for youth. Appropriate school return is particularly challenging. The medical and school systems must be prepared partners to support the school return of the student with mild traumatic brain injury. Medical providers must be trained in assessment and management skills with a focused understanding of school demands. Schools must develop policies and procedures to prepare staff to support a gradual return process with the necessary academic accommodations. Ongoing communication between the family, student, school, and medical provider is essential to supporting recovery. A systematic gradual return to school process is proposed including levels of recommended activity and criteria for advancement. Targets for intervention are described with associated strategies for supporting recovery. A 10-element Progressive Activities of Controlled Exertion (PACE) model for activity-exertion management is introduced to manage symptom exacerbation. A strong medical-school partnership will maximize outcomes for students with mild traumatic brain injury.
• Subjects:
  Brain Injuries Health Planning Guidelines Humans Recovery Of Function Schools Students
• Keywords:
  Concussion Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Pediatric TBI Youth
• Source:
  J Child Neurol. 31(1):93-108
• Pubmed ID:
  25535055
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4636464
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  P30/HDO40677-07/PHS HHSUnited States/ ; P30 HD040677/HD/NICHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U49 CE001385/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/ ; M01RR020359/RR/NCRR NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U17/ CCU323352/PHS HHSUnited States/ ; U49CE001385/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/ ; M01 RR020359/RR/NCRR NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  31
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:18335d6450d44141b7290637664df0bfef3a0ba868d30266f40edc1b823349f1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/38778/cdc_38778_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 3.16 MB ]