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Memory functioning after traumatic brain injury in children.

Immediate and 45-minute delayed recall of a paragraph-length story and of a complex geometric figure were investigated in a sample of 30 children with traumatic brain injury. There was no significant difference between children with mild to moderate injuries and children with severe injuries with regard to general level of verbal recall. However, there was a trend for children with mild to moderate injuries to have better recall of visual information than children with severe injuries. Recall of verbally presented information deteriorated significantly over the 45-minute delay, regardless of injury severity. No such deterioration was found for recall of visually presented information. Clinical and research implications are discussed.

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The effect of traumatic brain injury on children with learning disability.

The psychometric performance of 10 children with a history of learning disability (LD) who subsequently experienced a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) was evaluated. Compared to premorbid data, children with LD experienced, after TBI, a statistically significant decline on a measure of psychometric intelligence, whereas their performance on measures of academic achievement remained stable. On specific neuropsychological measures, children with LD and TBI did not differ significantly post-injury from matched controls who also had TBI but no prior history of LD. It is concluded that moderate to severe TBI can cause significant additional cognitive impairment in children with LD, and that periodic modifications in the academic curriculum of these children are often needed after injury. Comparison of premorbid and postmorbid psychometric test data is crucial in this respect.

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