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Paul B Jantz¹, E D Bigler^2,3

¹Department of Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology, Texas State University, San Marcos, USA.

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Summary

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Subtle neurological deficits after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children may be missed in standard assessments. Early neuroimaging and brain network analysis could identify these hidden deficits, preventing misjudgment of recovery.

Keywords:

Integration of europsychological/neuroimaging findings neuroimaging neuropsychological testing quantitative image analysis traumatic brain injury

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Area of Science:

Neuropsychology
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Neuroscience

Background:

Chronic stage neuropsychological assessments for severe TBI in children often focus on cognitive, behavioral, and emotional functions.
Subtle neurological deficits, particularly in theory of mind and social information processing, can be overlooked in standard assessments.
Children with average or above-average cognitive/behavioral findings may be mistakenly considered recovered despite unassessed deficits.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight how subtle TBI-related deficits can go unassessed in children.
To explore the potential of subacute neuroimaging and brain network theory as early indicators of chronic neuropsychological deficits.
To present a case study illustrating these assessment challenges.

Main Methods:

Case study presentation of a child with severe TBI.
Review of chronic stage neuropsychological assessment findings.
Discussion of potential for subacute neuroimaging and brain network theory in identifying subtle deficits.

Main Results:

The presented child with severe TBI showed average to above-average cognitive, behavioral, and emotional functioning on standard assessments.
Despite overall good performance, the child exhibited significant comorbid deficits in theory of mind and social functioning.
This case illustrates how subtle deficits can remain unassessed, leading to a potentially inaccurate conclusion of full recovery.

Conclusions:

Standard neuropsychological assessments may fail to detect subtle, yet significant, TBI-related deficits in children.
Subtle deficits in social cognition can persist even when overall cognitive and emotional functioning appears normal post-TBI.
Integrating advanced neuroimaging and network theory may offer a more comprehensive approach to identifying and managing chronic TBI sequelae in children.