Faculty Articles
Postconcussion Syndrome Occurs in Children.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Neuropsychology
ISSN
0894-4105
Publication Date
7-1997
Abstract
The consensus of evidence published since 1924 suggests that parents report attention deficits, hyperactivity, or conduct disorder after pediatric head injury rather than postconcussion syndrome. In this study, the symptoms reported by children after mild (n = 38) and moderate-severe (n = 27) head trauma were compared to those reported after orthopedic injury (n = 47) and to adults matched for injury severity and chronicity by using a structured interview based on diagnostic criteria for postconcussion syndrome. Pediatric head trauma caused significantly more subjective symptoms after 6 weeks than orthopedic injury. These symptoms were related to head injury severity and the child's anxiety level. When assessed in a similar manner, children report postconcussion syndrome similar to that seen in adults.
DOI
10.1037//0894-4105.11.3.447
Volume
11
Issue
3
First Page
447
Last Page
452
NSUWorks Citation
Mittenberg, W.,
Wittner, M. S.,
Miller, L. J.
(1997). Postconcussion Syndrome Occurs in Children.. Neuropsychology, 11(3), 447-452.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/505
