Adaptive functioning following pediatric traumatic brain injury: Relationship to executive function and processing speed.

Emily L ShultzKristen R HoskinsonMadelaine C KeimMaureen DennisH Gerry TaylorErin D BiglerKenneth H RubinKathryn VannattaCynthia A GerhardtTerry StancinKeith Owen Yeates

Published in: Neuropsychology (2016)

Children with STBI experience deficits in adaptive functioning, particularly in social adjustment, with less pronounced deficits in conceptual and practical skills. Executive function and processing speed may mediate the effects of STBI on adaptive functioning. Targeting adaptive functioning and associated cognitive deficits for intervention may enhance quality of life for pediatric TBI survivors. (PsycINFO Database Record

Keyphrases

traumatic brain injury
young adults
randomized controlled trial
healthcare
severe traumatic brain injury
mental health
emergency department
drug delivery
adverse drug
electronic health record