Acute post-concussive symptoms in young children.

Primary care clinicians should be aware of post-concussive symptom presentations in children of varying ages, in order to provide optimal care, especially in younger children. Methods of eliciting symptoms may influence the identification of symptoms. This issue warrants further examination in the paediatric population. ABBREVIATIONS ED emergency department; GCS Glasgow coma scale; mTBI mild traumatic brain injury; PCS post-concussive symptoms; PTA post-traumatic amnesia; TC trauma control.