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Longitudinal patterns of behavior, cognition, and quality of life after mild traumatic brain injury in children:

Kelly M Jones1, Philip Prah1, Nicola Starkey2

  • 1a National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences, School of Public Health & Psychosocial Studies, Faculty of Health and Environmental Studies , Auckland University of Technology , Auckland , New Zealand.

Brain Injury
|April 24, 2019
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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric neurology
  • Child psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in children typically studied up to 12 months.
  • Longer-term recovery patterns beyond one year remain less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate long-term (4-year) recovery trajectories in children after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
  • To identify predictors of recovery patterns in pediatric mTBI survivors.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study of 196 children (aged 1-15) using behavioral, quality of life, and neurocognitive assessments.
  • Data collected at baseline, 1, 6, 12, and 48 months post-injury.
  • Multilevel modeling analyzed repeated measures, with parental mental health and socio-economic status as covariates.

Main Results:

  • Children showed initial improvements in behavior and quality of life within 12 months.
  • Neurocognitive gains were not sustained after adjusting for covariates.
  • From 12 to 48 months, quality of life declined, while behavior and neurocognition plateaued.
  • Parental anxiety and lower socio-economic status correlated with worse child outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • Pediatric mTBI recovery plateaus between 12 and 48 months, accompanied by a decrease in quality of life.
  • Parental mental health and socio-economic factors significantly influence child recovery.
  • Targeting parental mental health may mitigate adverse child outcomes post-mTBI.

Keywords:
Behaviourcognitionmild brain injuryquality of life

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