Language performance within three months of early childhood traumatic brain injury.
J Pediatr Rehabil Med
; 14(3): 389-399, 2021.
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| ID: mdl-34511517
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To examine language outcomes in the short-term stage (i.e., within three months) of early childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI).METHODS:
A retrospective chart review over a 10-year period (January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2016) was completed at a single-site inpatient rehabilitation hospital. Inclusion criteria were children aged 15 months to five years 11 months with a diagnosis of closed TBI.RESULTS:
Twenty-four charts were included in the descriptive analysis of language; there were fewer children with expressive language scores (nâ=â18) than receptive language scores (nâ=â24), likely due to word retrieval difficulties as per clinical documentation. Effects of TBI on language performance were more pronounced in receptive than expressive language. For children with scores in both receptive and expressive language areas (nâ=â18), five children had below average scores. These children were described as having language delays pre-injury (nâ=â2), lower exposure to English (nâ=â1), information processing difficulties (nâ=â1), and difficulties with formulation and organization of language (nâ=â1).CONCLUSION:
This study represents an initial step in understanding expressive and receptive language performance shortly after early childhood TBI. Challenges with assessment as well as directions for future research are discussed.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
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Language
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Pediatr Rehabil Med
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canada