Journal article
Cognition in the Emergency Department as a Predictor of Recovery after Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Abstract
Cognitive abilities can be acutely disrupted in children and adolescents who sustain a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), with the potential that these disruptions may be predictive of recovery. The objective of this study was to determine if cognitive abilities in the emergency department (ED) can differentiate and predict poor symptom recovery following a pediatric mTBI. Participants included 77 male and female youth with a mTBI (mean …
Authors
Brooks BL; Daya H; Khan S; Carlson HL; Mikrogianakis A; Barlow KM
Journal
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 379–387
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
April 2016
DOI
10.1017/s1355617715001368
ISSN
1355-6177