title: Neuropsychological scores and WeeFIM cognitive ratings of children with traumatic brain injury: A brief report.
abstract: PRIMARY OBJECTIVE AND HYPOTHESIS: To test the hypothesis that there is a significant relationship between WeeFIM ratings of cognitive functioning and performance on neuropsychological tests of children with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective analysis of archival data.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from 52 children with severe TBI collected during inpatient rehabilitation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Multiple regression analysis with Neuropsychological test scores from Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) and Children's Memory Scale (CMS) entered as predictor variables and WeeFIM cognitive ratings as criteria variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analyses revealed significant relationships between WeeFIM cognitive rating and neuropsychological test scores. Delayed verbal memory was most highly associated with WeeFIM cognitive ratings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results support the hypothesis of significant relationships between neuropsychological performance and WeeFIM ratings of children with TBI and support generalizability of neuropsychological performance to daily cognitive functioning.
authors.affiliation: Children's Specialized Hospital , New Brunswick, NJ , USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McBride
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D032882:Comprehension; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014705:Verbal Behavior
keywords: Children; WeeFIM; cognitive; neuropsychological; traumatic brain injury