William P Meehan

Summary

Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Predictors of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis in febrile infants aged 0 to 90 days
    William P Meehan
    Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115
    Pediatr Emerg Care 24:287-93. 2008
  2. ncbi An 18-month-old girl with recurrent apneic spells
    William P Meehan
    Department of Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Pediatr Emerg Care 24:546-9. 2008
  3. ncbi Sport-related concussion
    William P Meehan
    Children s Hospital Boston, Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Pediatrics 123:114-23. 2009
  4. ncbi Focal motor seizure in a wrestler with a sport-related concussion
    William P Meehan
    Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
    Phys Sportsmed 36:125-8. 2008
  5. ncbi Pediatric concussions in United States emergency departments in the years 2002 to 2006
    William P Meehan
    Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA
    J Pediatr 157:889-93. 2010
  6. ncbi High school concussions in the 2008-2009 academic year: mechanism, symptoms, and management
    William P Meehan
    Sports Concussion Clinic, Children s Hospital Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Am J Sports Med 38:2405-9. 2010
  7. ncbi Medical therapies for concussion
    William P Meehan
    Sports Concussion Clinic, Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Children s Hospital Boston, 319 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Clin Sports Med 30:115-24, ix. 2011

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi Predictors of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis in febrile infants aged 0 to 90 days
    William P Meehan
    Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115
    Pediatr Emerg Care 24:287-93. 2008
    ..The ability to predict which febrile infants have a CSF pleocytosis would assist in the decision to perform LP in febrile infants...
  2. ncbi An 18-month-old girl with recurrent apneic spells
    William P Meehan
    Department of Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Pediatr Emerg Care 24:546-9. 2008
    ..We describe the case of an 18-month-old child with recurrent apneic episodes, often requiring resuscitation, who was admitted to an academic pediatric medical center after previous evaluations had been unrevealing...
  3. ncbi Sport-related concussion
    William P Meehan
    Children s Hospital Boston, Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Pediatrics 123:114-23. 2009
    ..Proper assessment and management of a sport-related concussion is crucial, because repeat concussions can result in decreased neurocognitive functioning, increased symptomatology, and, at times, catastrophic outcomes...
  4. ncbi Focal motor seizure in a wrestler with a sport-related concussion
    William P Meehan
    Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
    Phys Sportsmed 36:125-8. 2008
    ..A brief review of the association between convulsive activity and mild traumatic brain injury follows. Keywords: concussion; mild traumatic brain injury; seizure...
  5. ncbi Pediatric concussions in United States emergency departments in the years 2002 to 2006
    William P Meehan
    Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA
    J Pediatr 157:889-93. 2010
    ..To estimate the incidence and demographics of concussions in children coming to emergency departments (EDs) in the United States and describe the rates of neuroimaging and follow-up instructions in these patients...
  6. ncbi High school concussions in the 2008-2009 academic year: mechanism, symptoms, and management
    William P Meehan
    Sports Concussion Clinic, Children s Hospital Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Am J Sports Med 38:2405-9. 2010
    ..An estimated 136 000 concussions occur per academic year in high schools alone. The effects of repetitive concussions and the potential for catastrophic injury have made concussion an injury of significant concern for young athletes...
  7. ncbi Medical therapies for concussion
    William P Meehan
    Sports Concussion Clinic, Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Children s Hospital Boston, 319 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Clin Sports Med 30:115-24, ix. 2011
    ..This article reviews the main medical therapies for the management of concussive brain injury...