Early Elementary School Outcome in Children With a History of Traumatic Brain Injury Before Age 6 Years.

Objective: To describe elementary school outcomes for children who experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) before age 6 years compared with a control group of children with orthopedic injuries.

Participants: Children ages 6 to 9 years recruited from community and trauma registries in a large southeastern state.

Design: Descriptive findings from the first year of a 3-year longitudinal study.

Rehabilitation and school services following traumatic brain injury in young children.

Background: Preschool children have the highest incidence of emergency department visits for traumatic brain injury (TBI) with the majority discharged home without a single point of entry into follow-up services. This paper describes families' experience with service access following TBI.

Objectives: To describe parent reported service utilization following preschool TBI and examine predictors of service access.

Service provision for children and young people with acquired brain injury: Practice recommendations.

Background: Providing appropriate rehabilitation services for Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) in childhood presents a number of challenges for caregivers, health and education professionals and the young person as they develop.

Primary Objective: To record the challenges and possible creative solutions generated by an international group of professionals to address the needs of children with ABI. Review of information: Recommendations were generated from children's special interest group meetings of the International Brain Injury Association (Turin, Italy, 2001; Stockholm, Sweden, 2003; Melbourne, Australia, 2005; Lisbon, Portugal, 2008) and through meetings of the International Paediatric Brain Injury Society (IPBIS), formed in 2009.

Practical applications for use of PDAs and smartphones with children and adolescents who have traumatic brain injury.

It is often recommended that individuals with memory and organizational problems after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) use some type of memory device such as a paper calendar. Recently the use of electronic devices has been suggested. This article outlines data obtained from in vivo trials using personal data assistants (PDAs) and follow up in depth studies with PDAs and smartphones.

Paediatric traumatic brain injury: a review of pertinent issues.

Children with traumatic brain injury (TBI), regardless of the severity of the injury, often face challenges when living in home, school and community. Their needs are often overlooked and recognition of the long-term consequences is not always central to the management of the child in the school or community. This article provides references to pertinent literature and suggestions for intervention from the clinical experiences of four individuals with extensive experience of the family stresses, educational, cognitive-communicative and behavioural challenges that occur after TBI in children.

The potential of electronic organizers as a tool in the cognitive rehabilitation of young people.

Youths who have traumatic brain injury (TBI) or mental retardation and other developmental disabilities often experience cognitive challenges in using memory and organization for learning, managing daily routines, or conducting social interactions. This article presents the results of a survey of 53 youth-parent-teacher triads probing their views regarding the youth's relationship with technology. Since the sample is small, results should be viewed with caution, yet keeping in mind the study presents some of the only data available on the use of generic technologies with youths who have disabilities.

Reports of head injury and symptom knowledge among college athletes: implications for assessment and educational intervention.

Objective: To identify the prevalence of head injuries and related symptoms among college athletes and examine knowledge of head injury consequences and behavioral tendencies of athletes in the presence of symptoms.

Design: Retrospective survey.

Participants: A total of 461 male and female athletes beginning competitive play at the University of Akron (Akron, OH) during the years 1995 to 2001.