Mild Head Injury as a Source of Developmental Disabilities

The hospital-reported incidence of mild head injury among children indicates a prevalence of 2% to 3% in high-school-aged adolescents (14 to 18 years). Yet, our survey of 616 high school adolescents suggests that light and mild head injury (not necessarily leading to hospital admission) is almost 10...

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Published in:Journal of learning disabilities 1991-11, Vol.24 (9), p.551-559
Main Authors: Segalowitz, Sidney J., Brown, Deborah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anxiety
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Concussion - complications
Canada
Communication disorders
Correlation
Developmental Disabilities
Etiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Foreign Countries
Handedness
Head Injuries
Head Injuries, Closed - complications
High Schools
Hospitalized Children
Humans
Hyperactivity
Incidence
Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents
Learning Disorders - etiology
Male
Mathematics
Medical sciences
Neurocognitive Disorders - etiology
Risk Factors
Student Attitudes
Stuttering
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Summary:The hospital-reported incidence of mild head injury among children indicates a prevalence of 2% to 3% in high-school-aged adolescents (14 to 18 years). Yet, our survey of 616 high school adolescents suggests that light and mild head injury (not necessarily leading to hospital admission) is almost 10 times this level. Despite the common notion that such injury is generally benign, we found significant relationships in our sample between reported head injury and hyperactivity, stuttering, mixed handedness, and dislike of mathematics.
ISSN:0022-2194
1538-4780
DOI:10.1177/002221949102400907