Concussion WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Concussion and compiled helpful research notes below.
Success!
Thanks for helping us improve this WisdomCard. We'll let you know if your resource makes the Top 10!.
Have another great resource to share? Go ahead and nominate another resource!
Nominate a Resource for this WisdomCard™
We have 6 top resources but need 4 more. Are there additional great resources about Concussion that we should add here? The OrganizedWisdom team looks forward to reviewing your nomination!
Research Notes on Concussion
A brief, temporary loss of consciousness following a blow to the head is called a concussion. It is possible to have a mild concussion without losing consciousness completely.
There's more WisdomCard content below this ad.
Advertisement
What is Concussion?
- WebMD: Concussion Overview
- NeuroSkills: Facts About Concussion and Brain Injury
- Brain & Spine Foundation: Head injury and Concussion
- A.D.A.M. (via MedHelp): Concussion
- HealthWise (via Yahoo Health): Traumatic Brain Injury (Concussion)
- About.com: What Is a Concussion?
What Are The Symptoms of Concussion?
- WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Concussion
- Mayo Clinic: Concussion Signs and symptoms
- The Children's Hospital: Little Bump or Big Trouble?
- CDC: Symptoms of Brain Injury | Fact Sheet for Parents
- Nurse.com: Evaluating Children for Concussion
What Are The Causes and Complications of Concussion?
- Mayo Clinic: Concussion Causes
- Traumatic Brain Injury: Causes of Concussion
- Boulder Community Hospital: Post-Concussive Syndrome
- WrongDiagnosis: Causes of Concussion
- HealthLine: Causes, incidence, and risk factors
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Concussion?
- Harvard Medical School (via Everyday Health): Concussion Treatment
- WrongDiagnosis: Treatments for Concussion
- WebMD: Concussion Treatment
- Cure Research: Treatments for Concussion
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Concussion?
- Alive: Concussion
- eMedicine Health: Self–Care at Home
What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Concussion?
- University of Missouri Health Care: Concussion
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Concussion
- KidsHealth: Concussion
- Alternative Medicines: Concussion Video Stories
How Do You Prevent Concussion?
- Mayo Clinic: Concussion Prevention
- KidsHealth: Concussions
- Dayton Children's: Repeat Concussions Prevention
- U.S. Medicine: New CDC Toolkit Aims To Prevent Concussions In Teen Atheletes
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Concussion
- It's all about Lily: Concussion!
- Collums Family: Layne's got another concussion
- Formation of Me: Knocking Some Sense into Me
- Burgansburg: “Truth” or Truth
Foundations and Support Groups on Concussion
- The Brain Injury Law Group: Wisconsin Brain Injury Support Groups
- Brain Injury Support Group Alliance: Brain Injury Support Group
- HealthWise (via Yahoo Health): Brain Injury / Brain Tumor / Coma
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Concussion
- MedHelp: Post-concussion headache treatments | Neurology (Expert Forum)
- HealthBoards: Long term effects of concussions?
- NeuroTalk: Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome
- Google Groups: Google Groups Concussion
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Concussion
- PubMed Central: Concussion
- JAMA: JAMA Articles
- NEJM: Concussion
Clinical Trials on Concussion
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Brain Concussion
- Brain-Injury-Resorce: Brain Injury Clinical Trial Evaluation
About this WisdomCard
- Contributor: Truddle
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 16, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic. In addition to filtering out spam and bad links, WisdomCards highlight tips and warnings, such as:
- Guide Favorite
- Guide Warning
- Scroll down to reach relevant content
- Video
- In Memoriam
Help improve this WisdomCard by suggesting great links.
Advertisement
Are You Depressed?
1. Have you been feeling blue, or "down in the dumps"?
About WisdomCard
Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Truddle
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects:
- Last update: Oct. 16, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
