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Mild traumatic brain injury and postconcussive symptoms in children and adolescents

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YEATES, KEITH OWEN·2010·Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
DOI 10.1017/s1355617710000986PMC PMC3016642
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The vast majority of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in children are of mild severity. Even if only a small proportion of children with mild TBI suffer negative outcomes, then mild TBI is a serious public health problem. This review summarizes the literature regarding the neurobehavioral outcomes associated with mild TBI in children and adolescents, focusing on the longstanding debate regarding postconcussive symptoms and attendant conceptual and methodological issues. The review also discusses future research directions, the long-term goal of which is to develop a comprehensive and integrated biopsychosocial model of outcomes that helps guide clinical management. ( JINS , 2010, 16 , 953–960.)

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  • Children with orthopedic injury were selected as a comparison group to control for the experience of being hospitalized with a traumatic injury and to adjust for pre-morbid risk factors such as lower socioeconomic status associated with increased risk for sustaining a traumatic injury.

    “We selected children with OI as a comparison group to control for the experience of being hospitalized with a traumatic injury and to adjust for pre-morbid risk factors such as lower socioeconomic status (SES) that are associated with an increased risk for sustaining a traumatic injury (Asarnow et al., 1995; Yeates, 2010).”

    From Evaluating cognitive performance using the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognitive Battery in children with traumatic brain injury (2025) · cites this paper as Yeates, 2010

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Authors
YEATES, K. O.
Affiliations
Abigail Wexner Research Institute (US)
Corresponding author
YEATES, KEITH OWEN
ORCID
YEATES, KEITH OWEN
Venue
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2010-08-25
Volume
16
Issue
6
Pages
953-960
ISSN
  • 1355-6177 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-7661
DOI
10.1017/s1355617710000986
PMC
PMC3016642
OpenAlex
W2104284268
Cited by
180
References
9
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FWCI
0.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)
Locations
  • Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD44099, K02HD044099, R01HD039834, HD39834)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics
Keywords
mild traumatic brain injury, post-concussion symptoms, children, adolescents, neurobehavioral outcomes, biopsychosocial model, concussion, clinical management
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Brain Injuries, Child, Developmental Disabilities, Humans, Neuropsychological Tests, Risk Factors, Time Factors, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Post-Concussion Syndrome

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