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<blockquote data-quote="rlsnights" data-source="post: 420600" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>The Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) thing interested me so I did a little surfing and review of recent publications on this subject.</p><p></p><p>There are a couple of good studies - and a growing number of clinical trials/research on the impact of mild and moderate Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) on children's development - that suggest there are long term effects of even mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in some children and moderate to severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) clearly has long term negative effects.</p><p></p><p>One strong study out of New Zealand showed that a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) deemed "mild" but that required an overnight observation of a child was strongly related to behavioral problems that escalated up to age 13 (the top age in the study). They were specifically looking at the incidence of ADHD and conduct disorder symptoms.</p><p></p><p>The growing picture is that the child appears to be developing pretty normally - with only mild behavioral deficits - but they plateau at various stages of development and become increasingly unable to function the older they get. They are theorizing that the problems show up more as the frontal lobe (the part that develops last and is highly involved in impulse control and reasoning) develops.</p><p></p><p>Makes me think about all those kids playing football and baseball who are getting mild head injuries. Shucks, even a fall off a bike or a scooter. My difficult child 2 had two falls as a young child where he hurt his head. Only one required stitches and was deemed to have caused a mild concussion. But if these results are correct it might help explain his emotional and behavioral problems now.</p><p></p><p>P</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlsnights, post: 420600, member: 7948"] The Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) thing interested me so I did a little surfing and review of recent publications on this subject. There are a couple of good studies - and a growing number of clinical trials/research on the impact of mild and moderate Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) on children's development - that suggest there are long term effects of even mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in some children and moderate to severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) clearly has long term negative effects. One strong study out of New Zealand showed that a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) deemed "mild" but that required an overnight observation of a child was strongly related to behavioral problems that escalated up to age 13 (the top age in the study). They were specifically looking at the incidence of ADHD and conduct disorder symptoms. The growing picture is that the child appears to be developing pretty normally - with only mild behavioral deficits - but they plateau at various stages of development and become increasingly unable to function the older they get. They are theorizing that the problems show up more as the frontal lobe (the part that develops last and is highly involved in impulse control and reasoning) develops. Makes me think about all those kids playing football and baseball who are getting mild head injuries. Shucks, even a fall off a bike or a scooter. My difficult child 2 had two falls as a young child where he hurt his head. Only one required stitches and was deemed to have caused a mild concussion. But if these results are correct it might help explain his emotional and behavioral problems now. P [/QUOTE]
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