Kids may benefit from returning to school earlier after a concussion

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Children who return to school within two days of sustaining a concussion are likely to experience fewer symptoms two weeks after their concussion, according to international experts. The team investigated the concussion severity and persistence of symptoms in a group of 1630 children, and looked at how quickly they returned to school. They say in children aged 8 years or older, returning earlier was associated with fewer symptoms, which they say may be due to the benefits of socialisation and returning to a stable sleep schedule.

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conference: JAMA Network Open

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Organisation/s: Children’s National Hospital, USA

Funder: This study was supported by grants 126197, 127047, and 119829 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Dr Freedman was supported by the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation Professorship in Child Health andWellness.

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