• William D Watson, Stacy J Suskauer, Gulce Askin, Sophie Nowak, Katherine T Baum, Linda M Gerber, Laura S Blackwell, Christine H Koterba, Kristen R Hoskinson, Brad G Kurowski, Matthew J Mclaughlin, Sarah J Tlustos, Kanecia O Zimmerman, and Sudhin A Shah.
• Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York (Dr Watson); Blythedale Children's Hospital, Valhalla, New York (Drs Watson and Shah and Ms Nowak); Kennedy Krieger Institute, and Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Suskauer); Departments of Population Health Sciences (Ms Askin and Dr Gerber) and Rehabilitation Medicine (Dr Shah), Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Baum); Department of Neuropsychology, Children's Hospital of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia (Dr Blackwell); Center for Biobehavioral Health, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio (Drs Koterba and Hoskinson); Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus (Dr Hoskinson); Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio (Dr Kurowski); Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Children's Mercy-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri (Dr Mclaughlin); Department of Rehabilitation, Children's Hospital Colorado, and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anshutz Medical Campus, Aurora (Dr Tlustos); and Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina (Dr Zimmerman).
• J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2021 Jul 1; 36 (4): 253-263.

ObjectivesTo characterize the demographics, clinical course, and predictors of cognitive recovery among children and young adults receiving inpatient rehabilitation following pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI).DesignRetrospective observational, multicenter study.SettingEight acute pediatric inpatient rehabilitation facilities in the United States with specialized programs for treating patients with TBI.ParticipantsChildren and young adults (0-21 years) with TBI (n = 234) receiving inpatient rehabilitation.InterventionsNot applicable.Main Outcome MeasuresAdmission and discharge status assessed by the WeeFIM Cognitive Developmental Functional Quotient (DFQ) and Cognitive and Linguistic Scale (CALS).ResultsPatients admitted to pediatric inpatient rehabilitation are diverse in cognitive functioning. While the majority of patients make improvements, cognitive recovery is constrained for those admitted with the most severe cognitive impairments. Age, time since injury to rehabilitation admission, and admission WeeFIM Cognitive DFQ are significant predictors of cognitive functioning at discharge from inpatient rehabilitation.ConclusionsThis work establishes a multicenter Pediatric Brain Injury Consortium and characterized the demographics and clinical course of cognitive recovery during inpatient rehabilitation of pediatric patients with TBI to aid in prospective study design.Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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