Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Scott Zuckerman, MD, MPH, left, Aaron Yengo-Kahn, MD, and colleagues are studying sports-related concussion recovery patterns in young Black and white athletes.

Study explores concussion recovery by race

Vanderbilt researchers are exploring the outcomes and experiences of Black and White athletes following a sports-related concussion.

Wellons to co-chair neurosurgery journal’s board

Jay Wellons, M.D., MSPH, chief of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery and professor of Neurological Surgery, was recently named co-chair of the editorial board for the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.

Study finds family history may play role in young athletes’ recovery from concussion

Young athletes who experience a sports-related concussion are more likely to suffer a prolonged period of symptoms if they also have a family history of mood disorders, psychiatric illnesses or migraines, according to a study from the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center (VSCC) published in Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.

Age doesn’t impact concussion symptoms: study

Recent scientific findings have raised the fear that young athletes may fare worse after sustaining a sports-related concussion than older athletes.