Mild Head Injury as a Source of Developmental Disabilities
- 1 November 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Learning Disabilities
- Vol. 24 (9) , 551-559
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002221949102400907
Abstract
The hospital-reported incidence of mild head injury among children indicates a prevalence of 2% to 3% in high-school-aged adolescents (14 to 18 years). Yet, our survey of 616 high school adolescents suggests that light and mild head injury (not necessarily leading to hospital admission) is almost 10 times this level. Despite the common notion that such injury is generally benign, we found significant relationships in our sample between reported head injury and hyperactivity, stuttering, mixed handedness, and dislike of mathematics.Keywords
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