Closed head injuries of school-age children: neuropsychological sequelae in early adulthood.
This study was undertaken in order to investigate the effects of closed head injury with coma, sustained during school age (7-14 years) on the neuropsychological performances of the subject examined at least 7 years later, in early adulthood (18-27 years). Twenty-one subjects who met these requirements were examined with neuropsychological tests, supplemented by complete neurological examinations and interviews with both the subject and at least one relative. Only 3 subjects out of 21 were found to be "impaired" from a neuropsychological point of view, since they fell below the cut-off scores in at least 4 tests out of 9. These findings suggest that the long-term prognosis of closed head injury in school-age children is generally good. The factors that may have influenced the prognosis in these patients are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D003128:Coma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*