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Controlled Cortical Impact Model for Traumatic Brain Injury
Published on: August 5, 2014
Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Developments: Implications for Clinical Assessment in Traumatic Brain Injury
Angela Hein Ciccia1, Peter Meulenbroek1, Lyn S Turkstra1
1Department of Communication Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (Dr Ciccia); and Department of Communicative Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Mr Meulenbroek and Dr Turkstra).
Abstract:
Adolescence is a time of significant physical, social, and emotional developments, accompanied by changes in cognitive and language skills. Underlying these are significant developments in brain structures and functions including changes in cortical and subcortical gray matter and white matter tracts. Among the brain regions that develop during adolescence are areas that are commonly damaged as a result of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). This paper summarizes major brain changes during adolescence and evidence linking maturation of these cognitive and language functions to brain development, placing consideration of both areas of development in the context of rehabilitation for adolescents with TBI.
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