Treatment Guidelines: Traumatic Brain Injury

American Academy of Neurology

• Practice parameter: Antiepileptic drug prophylaxis in severe traumatic brain injury | Neurology

American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)

• Critical issues in the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with mild traumatic brain injury (2023)

American College of Surgeons (ACS)

• Best practices in the management of traumatic brain injury (2015)

Brain Trauma Foundation (BTF)

• Guidelines for the management of pediatric severe TBI (2019)
• Guidelines for the management of severe TBI (2016)

Choosing Wisely Canada

• Don't use benzodiazepines for the treatment of agitation in the acute phase of traumatic brain injury after initial stabilization (2016)

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Guideline on the diagnosis and management of mild traumatic brain injury among children (2018)

U.S. Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense (VA/DoD)

• Clinical practice guideline for the management and rehabilitation of post-acute mild traumatic brain injury (2021)

Reviewer 1: Trisha McHugh, PharmD
Reviewer 2: Austin Smith, PharmD, BCPP
2024-2025 AAPP Resident and New Practitioner Committee