A summary of the first Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Clinical Practice Guideline for the management of mild traumatic brain injury/concussion and persisting post-concussion symptoms in adults and children

Karen M Barlow, Sheryl SY Lim, Elizabeth Haines, Gill Cowen, Jennie Ponsford, Alice Theodom, Julia Treleaven, Gavin Davis, Vicki Anderson, Franz Babl, David Cole, Jennifer Cullen, Stuart Dalziel, Melinda Fitzgerald, Howard Flavell, Caroline Yates, Rebecca Kimble, John Olver, Rhonda Orr, Mark Ralfe, Michael Rose, Nick Rushworth, Gary Browne, Gary Mitchell, Sean Tweedy

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DOI: 10.31128/ajgp-08-25-7801
Published: 2026-02-01
Container: Australian Journal of General Practice
Publisher: The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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@article{allodium:10.31128/ajgp-08-25-7801,
  title = {A summary of the first Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Clinical Practice Guideline for the management of mild traumatic brain injury/concussion and persisting post-concussion symptoms in adults and children},
  author = {Karen M Barlow and Sheryl SY Lim and Elizabeth Haines and Gill Cowen and Jennie Ponsford and Alice Theodom and Julia Treleaven and Gavin Davis and Vicki Anderson and Franz Babl and David Cole and Jennifer Cullen and Stuart Dalziel and Melinda Fitzgerald and Howard Flavell and Caroline Yates and Rebecca Kimble and John Olver and Rhonda Orr and Mark Ralfe and Michael Rose and Nick Rushworth and Gary Browne and Gary Mitchell and Sean Tweedy},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Australian Journal of General Practice},
  doi = {10.31128/ajgp-08-25-7801},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.31128/ajgp-08-25-7801}
}

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AU  - Karen M Barlow
AU  - Sheryl SY Lim
AU  - Elizabeth Haines
AU  - Gill Cowen
AU  - Jennie Ponsford
AU  - Alice Theodom
AU  - Julia Treleaven
AU  - Gavin Davis
AU  - Vicki Anderson
AU  - Franz Babl
AU  - David Cole
AU  - Jennifer Cullen
AU  - Stuart Dalziel
AU  - Melinda Fitzgerald
AU  - Howard Flavell
AU  - Caroline Yates
AU  - Rebecca Kimble
AU  - John Olver
AU  - Rhonda Orr
AU  - Mark Ralfe
AU  - Michael Rose
AU  - Nick Rushworth
AU  - Gary Browne
AU  - Gary Mitchell
AU  - Sean Tweedy
PY  - 2026
JO  - Australian Journal of General Practice
DO  - 10.31128/ajgp-08-25-7801
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APA

Barlow, K. M., Lim, S. S., Haines, E., Cowen, G., Ponsford, J., Theodom, A., Treleaven, J., Davis, G., Anderson, V., Babl, F., Cole, D., Cullen, J., Dalziel, S., Fitzgerald, M., Flavell, H., Yates, C., Kimble, R., Olver, J., Orr, R., Ralfe, M., Rose, M., Rushworth, N., Browne, G., Mitchell, G., & Tweedy, S. (2026). A summary of the first Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Clinical Practice Guideline for the management of mild traumatic brain injury/concussion and persisting post-concussion symptoms in adults and children. Australian Journal of General Practice. https://doi.org/10.31128/ajgp-08-25-7801

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