title: Burn injury in patients with early-onset neurological impairments: 2002 ABA paper.
abstract: Many patients suffer from sensorimotor deficits that may contribute to burn injury. This retrospective study examines burn injuries in the subgroup of patients that suffer from the early onset neurological impairments of mental retardation, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, autism, and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Fifty-one patients who suffered from the above-mentioned early-onset neurological impairments were admitted to our burn center during a 4-year period. The average TBSA burned was 8.9% yet resulted in prolonged hospitalizations. This study describes our burn center's experience in treating patients admitted with early-onset neurological impairments.
authors.affiliation: New York Presbyterian Hospital-New York Weill Cornell Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Alden
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rabbitts
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rolls
authors.forename: P Q
authors.initials: PQ
authors.lastname: Bessey
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Yurt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications*; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D001830:Body Surface Area; D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000150:complications*