Theodore Heyming, Chloe Knudsen-Robbins, John Schomberg, Jennifer Hayakawa, Bryan Lara, Kellie Bacon, Brooke Valdez, Maxwell Wickens, Shelby K Shelton, Jonathan Romain, Elizabeth Wallace, Sharief Taraman, William Loudon, Rachel Pearson
BACKGROUND: Although millions of children sustain concussions each year, a rapid and objective test for concussion has remained elusive. The aim of this study was to investigate quantitative pupillometry in pediatric patients in the acute, postinjury setting. METHODS: This was a prospective case-control study of concussed patients presenting to the emergency department within 72 hours of injury. Pupillary measurements were gathered using NeurOptics' PLR 3000; evaluation included a symptom checklist and neurocognitive assessment...
April 2024: Pediatric Neurology