Recovery and Predictors of Language Skills Two Years Following Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

Autor/inn/en	Catroppa, Cathy; Anderson, Vicki
Titel	Recovery and Predictors of Language Skills Two Years Following Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
Quelle	In: Brain and Language, 88 (2004) 1, S.68-78 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0093-934X
DOI	10.1016/S0093-934X(03)00159-7
Schlagwörter	Head Injuries; Neurological Impairments; Language Skills; Pediatrics; Children; Linguistic Performance; Predictor Variables; Language Processing; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kopfverletzung; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Klinische Sozialpädiatrie; Child; Kind; Kinder; Prädiktor; Sprachverarbeitung
Abstract	Subtle language processing difficulties may adversely affect scholastic performance, as well as communication and social skills. It is therefore crucial that language skills are monitored following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in childhood. The present study examined language skills in a group of 68 children who had sustained a mild, moderate or severe TBI. Results indicated that during the acute stage a dose-response relationship was evident, where severe TBI was associated with poorest performance and mild TBI with least deficits. By 24 months post-TBI, it was clear that for some language functions, the severe TBI group showed substantial recovery, and at times performed better than the moderate TBI group. Predictors of language and literacy skills at 24 months post TBI included pre-injury communication skills, socio-economic status, age at injury, and Vocabulary, as measured by the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-111). (Author).
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