Met and unmet rehabilitative needs among pediatric patients with moderate to severe TBI.

Objective: Estimate the probability of met and unmet post-acute rehabilitative needs among pediatric patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Participants: One hundred and thirty children who received acute and post-acute rehabilitative services at a hospital for children.

Methods: Prospective, observational study.

The Natural History of Postconcussion Recovery Among High School Athletes.

Objective: Evaluate postconcussive symptom reporting and recovery.

Setting: Public high school.

Participants: Unmatched controls (n = 760); students who sustained a sports-related concussion (n = 77); matched controls (gender, grade, sport) (n = 77).

BrainSTARS: pilot data on a team-based intervention program for students who have acquired brain injury.

Unlabelled: To conduct and evaluate an educational/consultation program for parents and teachers of children who have acquired brain injury (ABI).

Participants: Parents, regular and special educators, and related school personnel of 30 students who had ABI and serious school problems.

Intervention: BrainSTARS (Brain Injury: Strategies for Teams and Re-education for Students), an individualized consultation program that includes a comprehensive manual on pediatric ABI.

The long-term impact and rehabilitation of pediatric traumatic brain injury: a 50-year follow-up case study.

Despite significant advances in the understanding of pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI)-related sequelae, members of the medical community working with adult survivors often do not appreciate the impact of "latent" effects of these injuries. To assess deficits and facilitate intervention, the interactions among the nature of the TBI, the individual's developmental course, and the history of community response must be understood. This case study discusses the lifelong challenges faced by a 56-year-old individual who sustained a TBI at age 5.