Three-month-post-event effects include headache , nausea , balance problems and drowsiness , but also behavioral symptoms unique to this age group , such as excessive irritability , increased crying and comfort-seeking .
Concussions in Young Children : Symptoms Still Present Three Months Later
Three-month-post-event effects include headache , nausea , balance problems and drowsiness , but also behavioral symptoms unique to this age group , such as excessive irritability , increased crying and comfort-seeking .
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Concussions in children aged 6 and under continue to affect their health three months after the event . This is the finding of a study led by Miriam Beauchamp , a professor in the Department of Psychology at Université de Montréal and researcher at Sainte-Justine hospital .
Using a new measurement tool for young children , Beauchamp and her team demonstrated that early childhood concussions cause significantly elevated post-concussive symptoms that are not attributable solely to the general effects of the injury .
The three-month-post-event effects include known concussion symptoms such as headache , nausea , balance problems and drowsiness , but also behavioral symptoms unique to this age group , such as excessive irritability , increased crying and comfort-seeking .