Early Brain Injury and Adaptive Functioning in Middle Childhood: The Mediating Role of Pragmatic Language.
Cassandra L HendrixTricia Z KingJustin WiseJuliet Haarbauer-KrupaPublished in: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS (2020)
A TBI during early childhood appears to subtly, but uniquely, disrupt complex language skills (i.e., PL), which in turn may disrupt subsequent social and conceptual AF in middle childhood. Additional longitudinal research that examines different aspects of PL and adaptive outcomes into adolescence is warranted.
Keyphrases
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- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- autism spectrum disorder
- traumatic brain injury
- early life
- cerebral ischemia
- childhood cancer
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- mental health
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- cross sectional
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- young adults
- blood brain barrier
- mild traumatic brain injury