Neurology
Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents
October 2000
Clinical Focus*
- Does the application of early, intensive medical rehabilitation in the acute care hospital improve outcomes for children with TBI?
- Among children diagnosed with TBI, how many are provided special education that is designed to accommodate the needs of TBI?
- Do children with TBI who receive special education designed to accommodate the needs of TBI have better outcomes than those who are provided special education that is not so designed and those who do not receive special education?
- For children who have sustained brain injury, does the early identification of (a) the child's developmental stage at the time of injury, (b) the child's developmental stage at the time of assessment, and (c) the extent to which the injury has arrested the child's normal developmental process increase the ability to predict when the child will exhibit the needs, behaviors, and problems resulting from brain injury?
- Does the provision of support to families of children with brain injury enhance the family's ability to cope and reduce the burden of illness?
*Addressed in the summary or evidence report.
Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents
Summary (Publication No. 99-E025, October 2000)
Evidence Report (Publication No. 00-E001, October 2000)
EPC: Oregon Health & Science University
Topic Nominators: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Brain Injury Association
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