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Children's brain injury : a postal follow-up of 525 children from one health region in the UK
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Hawley, Carol, Ward, Anthony B., Magnay, Andrew R. and Long, Julie (2002) Children's brain injury : a postal follow-up of 525 children from one health region in the UK. Brain Injury, Vol.16 (No.11). pp. 969-985. doi:10.1080/02699050210147239 ISSN 0269-9052.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699050210147239
Abstract
Primary objectives: to follow-up a population of children admitted to one Hospital Trust with traumatic brain injury (TBI), and compare outcomes following mild TBI with outcomes following moderate or severe TBI.
Research design: population-based postal questionnaire survey.
Methods and procedures: questionnaires were mailed to parents of all 974 surviving children on a register of paediatric TBI admissions, 525 completed questionnaires were returned (56.2%). Most children (419) had suffered mild TBI, 57 moderate, and 49 severe.
Main outcomes and results: Thirty percent of parents received no information on post-injury symptoms, and clinical follow-up was limited. Statistically significant differences were observed between mild and moderate/severe groups for cognitive, social, emotional, and mobility problems. Nevertheless, approximately 20% of the mild group suffered from poor concentration, personality change, and educational problems post-injury. Few schools (20%) made special provision for children returning after injury.
Conclusions: children can have long lasting and wide ranging sequelae following TBI. Information should be routinely given to parents and schools after brain injury.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Brain damaged children, Outcome assessment (Medical care), Children -- Wounds and injuries, Brain -- Wounds and injuries -- Complications | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Brain Injury | ||||
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | ||||
ISSN: | 0269-9052 | ||||
Official Date: | November 2002 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.16 | ||||
Number: | No.11 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 969-985 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1080/02699050210147239 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) |
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