title: Subtle Motor Findings During Recovery from Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Preliminary Report.
abstract: Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a heterogeneous condition, varying in both severity and sequelae. The long-term motor deficits following severe TBI requiring inpatient rehabilitation are better established than those following milder forms of TBI. The authors examined motor performance 2 and 12 months postinjury in children without overt motor impairment using standard measures of upper limb function and the Physical and Neurological Examination for Subtle Signs (PANESS). The PANESS was sensitive to differences between children with TBI and uninjured children as well as to changes in children with TBI over time. These data suggest that subtle motor deficits are present after milder forms of TBI and, particularly those related to balance and gait, may persist even 12 months postinjury.
authors.affiliation: a Kennedy Krieger Institute , Baltimore , Maryland.|b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Johns Hopkins School of Medicine , Baltimore , Maryland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stephens
authors.affiliation: a Kennedy Krieger Institute , Baltimore , Maryland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Salorio
authors.affiliation: a Kennedy Krieger Institute , Baltimore , Maryland.|c Department of Neurology , Johns Hopkins School of Medicine , Baltimore , Maryland.|d Department of Psychiatry , Johns Hopkins School of Medicine , Baltimore , Maryland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Denckla
authors.affiliation: a Kennedy Krieger Institute , Baltimore , Maryland.|c Department of Neurology , Johns Hopkins School of Medicine , Baltimore , Maryland.|e Department of Pediatrics , Johns Hopkins School of Medicine , Baltimore , Maryland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mostofsky
authors.affiliation: a Kennedy Krieger Institute , Baltimore , Maryland.|b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Johns Hopkins School of Medicine , Baltimore , Maryland.|e Department of Pediatrics , Johns Hopkins School of Medicine , Baltimore , Maryland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suskauer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D000068079:Motor Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: motor; pediatric; rehabilitation; traumatic brain injury