Researchers Find Elementary Age Children Experience More Concussions During Activities Unrelated to Sports

3rd July, 2024

Source: Medical Xpress

Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that young children between the ages of 5 and 12 were more likely to experience a concussion from recreation and other non-sport activities, yet those injuries were not seen by specialists until days later compared with sports-related concussions in the same age group.

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