The NeuroPage system for children and adolescents with neurological deficits.
OBJECTIVE
Several studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of a paging system, NeuroPage, in helping survivors of brain injury compensate for everyday memory and planning problems. This study examines the effectiveness of the paging system in the sub-group of 12 children and adolescents with neurological deficits who took part in a larger study.


METHODS
Twelve participants aged 8-17 years took part in a randomized controlled crossover trial in which their completion of everyday goals was monitored prior to and during use of the NeuroPage system, where participants were sent reminder messages regarding tasks they should complete.


RESULTS
All 12 young people showed significant improvements in carrying out everyday tasks between the baseline and treatment phases.


CONCLUSIONS
The NeuroPage system can be successfully used by children and adolescents with neurological deficits and can alleviate some of the everyday difficulties caused by their memory and planning difficulties.
Wilson
Barbara A
BA
MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UK. barbara.wilson@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk
Emslie
Hazel
H
Evans
Jonathan J
JJ
Quirk
Kirsten
K
Watson
Peter
P
Fish
Jessica
J
D000293:Adolescent; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011932:Reading; D017010:Reminder Systems