Recovery trajectories of IQ after pediatric TBI: A latent class growth modeling analysis.

Objective: To identify latent trajectories of IQ over time after pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) and examine the predictive value of risk factors within and across recovery trajectories.

Method: 206 children ages 3-7 years at injury were included: 87 TBI (23 severe, 21 moderate, 43 complicated mild) and 119 orthopedic injury (OI). We administered intelligence tests shortly after injury (1½ months), 12 months, and 6.

[Formula: see text] The multifaceted role of neuropsychology in pediatric solid organ transplant: preliminary guidelines and strategies for clinical practice.

The incidence of pediatric solid organ transplantation (SOT) has increased in recent decades due to medical and surgical advances as well as improvements in organ procurement. Survival rates for pediatric kidney, liver, and heart transplantation are above 85% but patients continue to experience complex healthcare needs over their lifetime. Long-term developmental and neuropsychological sequelae are becoming increasingly recognized in this population, although preliminary work is limited and deserves further attention.

More to the story than executive function: Effortful control soon after injury predicts long-term functional and social outcomes following pediatric traumatic brain injury in young children.

Objective: To examine the impact of early traumatic brain injury (TBI) on effortful control (EC) over time and the relationship of EC and executive functioning (EF) to long-term functional and social outcomes.

Method: Parents of children ( = 206, ages 3-7) with moderate-to-severe TBI or orthopedic injuries (OIs) rated EC using the Child Behavior Questionnaire at 1 (pre-injury), 6, 12, and 18 months post-injury. Child functioning and social competence were assessed at 7 years post-injury.

A survey of pediatric neuropsychologists serving inpatient rehabilitation, Part II: billing, time allocation and tracking, and professional identity and perceptions.

Professional challenges have been documented in broad surveys of neuropsychologists. While previous surveyors have included pediatric neuropsychologists, few, if any, have specifically examined practices among those who primarily work in pediatric inpatient rehabilitation settings. Therefore, the aim of this study was to survey neuropsychologists in this setting.

Clinical and training practices: A survey of pediatric neuropsychologists serving inpatient rehabilitation.

Neuropsychologists in inpatient pediatric rehabilitation settings collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to educate, evaluate, and provide intervention to patients with acquired brain injury and their families, but there are no known studies that describe or define these clinical services. Thirty-one neuropsychologists in pediatric inpatient rehabilitation settings completed an online survey. Neuropsychologists (68.

A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Family Perceptions of Neuropsychological Evaluation and Resources for Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors.

Objective: Neuropsychological testing is often recommended for pediatric brain tumor survivors, yet little is known about perceptions of testing and resources. The purpose of this study is to examine survivor and caregiver perceptions about neuropsychology and resources and identify factors associated with receipt of neuropsychological testing.

Method: Survivors and their families (N = 55) completed questionnaires on demographics and family functioning.

Understanding the relationship between family functioning and health-related quality of life in very young children with moderate-to-severe TBI.

To investigate the relationship of pre-injury and concurrent family functioning with health-related quality of life (HR QoL) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) or orthopedic injury (OI) in very young children. Prospective enrollment of children ages 0-4 years who presented to the emergency department after sustaining either acute TBI or OI. This is a sub-analysis of children who completed at least one post-injury follow-up visit.

Dopamine-Related Genes Moderate the Association Between Family Environment and Executive Function Following Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: An Exploratory Study.

Objective: This study examined whether carrying dopamine-related "risk" genes-either the dopamine transporter (DAT1) 10-repeat allele or dopamine receptor-4 (DRD4) 7-repeat allele-moderated the association of family environment and executive function (EF) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in early childhood.

Methods: Caregivers of children with TBI or orthopedic injury (OI) completed the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) at postinjury visits. General linear models examined gene by environment interactions as moderators of the effects of TBI on EF at 12 months and 7 years postinjury.

From Early Childhood to Adolescence: Lessons About Traumatic Brain Injury From the Ohio Head Injury Outcomes Study.

Objective: The Ohio Head Injury Outcomes study was a 12-year longitudinal study of early childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI). This article reviewed the findings pertaining to caregiver and family functioning and child cognition, behavior, social competence, emotional functioning, and academics. We further considered individual and social-environmental influences on recovery and interventions.

Impact of Secondary ADHD on Long-Term Outcomes After Early Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury.

Objective: To examine the impact of secondary attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (SADHD) on long-term global and executive functioning in adolescents after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Setting: Three tertiary cared children's hospitals and 1 general hospital.

Participants: One hundred twenty children (TBI: n = 54; orthopedic injury: n = 66) without preinjury ADHD evaluated approximately 6.

Influence of Methylphenidate on Long-Term Neuropsychological and Everyday Executive Functioning After Traumatic Brain Injury in Children with Secondary Attention Problems.

Objective: To investigate the effects of methylphenidate on long-term executive and neuropsychological functioning in children with attention problems following TBI, as well as the relationship between methylphenidate associated changes in lab-based neuropsychological measures of attentional control, processing speed, and executive functioning and parent- or self-report measures of everyday executive functioning.

Method: 26 children aged 6-17 years, who were hospitalized for moderate-to-severe blunt head trauma 6 or more months previously, were recruited from a large children's hospital medical center. Participants were randomized into a double-masked, placebo-controlled cross-over clinical trial.

The Moderating Effect of the Ankyrin Repeat and Kinase Domain Containing One Gene on the Association of Family Environment with Longitudinal Executive Function following Traumatic Brain Injury in Early Childhood: A Preliminary Study.

This study examined whether the ankyrin repeat and kinase domain containing 1 gene (ANKK1) C/T single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs1800497 moderated the association of family environment with long-term executive function (EF) following traumatic injury in early childhood. Caregivers of children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and children with orthopedic injury completed the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) at post-injury visits. DNA was collected to identify the rs1800497 genotype in the ANKK1 gene.