Traumatic brain injury: a comparison of inpatient functional outcomes between children and adults.

Objectives: To examine age-related differences in functional outcomes following traumatic brain injury. PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURE: Seventy-six patients admitted to a pediatric acute rehabilitation hospital were compared with 2548 adult patients in the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research-funded traumatic brain injury model systems national database.

Main Outcome Measures: Functional Independence Measure totals during inpatient rehabilitation.