The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation
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J Head Trauma Rehabil · Sep 2015
ReviewAwareness Deficits in Children and Adolescents After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review.
To systematically review empirical research on awareness deficits in children and adolescents following traumatic brain injury (TBI). ⋯ Further research focusing on factors contributing to awareness deficits following pediatric TBI, the course of recovery, and relation to functional outcomes is warranted.
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J Head Trauma Rehabil · Sep 2015
Comparative StudyParoxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity in Pediatric Rehabilitation: Clinical Factors and Acute Pharmacological Management.
Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) is widely described as occurring during intensive care, but in a number of patients it may last longer into the rehabilitation phase. Furthermore, drug therapy has been based on isolated observations. In this study, our aims are to describe a group of 26 pediatric rehabilitation patients with PSH and to quantify the effect of several drugs used to suppress PSH episodes. ⋯ PSH, whether causative or not, is associated with a worse long-term course in rehabilitation. Clinical management of PSH may be helped by a number of acutely administered drug therapies.
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J Head Trauma Rehabil · Sep 2015
Comparative StudySubstance Use and Related Harms Among Adolescents With and Without Traumatic Brain Injury.
The relationship between self-reported lifetime traumatic brain injury (TBI) and drug and alcohol use and associated harms was examined using an epidemiological sample of Canadian adolescents. ⋯ There are strong and demographically stable associations between TBI and substance use. These associations may not only increase the odds of injury but impair the quality of postinjury recovery.