Does Early Age at Brain Insult Predict Worse Outcome? Neuropsychological Implications
Author(s) -
Vicki Anderson,
Rani Jacobs,
Megan SpencerSmith,
Lee Coleman,
Peter J. Anderson,
Jacqueline Williams,
Mardee Greenham,
Richard J. Leventer
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of pediatric psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1465-735X
pISSN - 0146-8693
DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp100
Subject(s) - insult , neuropsychology , pediatrics , early childhood , demographics , psychology , developmental psychology , lesion , brain damage , medicine , brain development , neuropsychological assessment , clinical psychology , psychiatry , neuroscience , cognition , demography , sociology , philosophy , linguistics
Traditionally early brain insult (EBI) has been argued to have better outcome than later injury, consistent with the notion that the young brain is flexible and able to reorganize. This view was investigated by comparing neurobehavioral outcomes of children sustaining EBI at different developmental stages (gestation to late childhood).
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