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The portrayal of behavioral changes, such as a sudden change in sleeping patterns or excessive crying, and a loss of interest, such as hobbies, may also be seen. [11] In older children, aged two or more, a pediatric concussion may lead to detectable modifications in the patients' cognition and behavior. [11]
Another study found that although children with PCS had poorer scores on tests of cognitive functioning after the injury, they also had poorer behavioral adjustment before the injury than children with no persistent symptoms; these findings support the idea that PCS may result from a combination of factors such as brain dysfunction resulting ...
The test, which can be self-administered or given by an interviewer, asks patients to rate the severity of 16 different symptoms commonly found after a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI). [6] Patients are asked to rate how severe each of the 16 symptoms has been over the past 24 hours.
The brain may show signs of concussion for months or years after the injury occurred, according to a Canadian study of college athletes. Lasting brain changes seen in college athletes after concussion
A concussion assessment tool used for athletes may mistake the effects of intense exertion for brain injury. Concussions affect 3.8 million people yearly.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI, physical trauma to the brain) can cause a variety of complications, health effects that are not TBI themselves but that result from it. The risk of complications increases with the severity of the trauma; [1] however even mild traumatic brain injury can result in disabilities that interfere with social interactions, employment, and everyday living. [2]
[5] [6] [7] After an injury, concussion symptoms can begin immediately or be and delayed by 1-2 days at most. [8] The immediate symptoms experienced after concussions include memory loss, disorientation, and poor balance. [8] Delayed symptoms experienced in the later stages include sleeping disorders and behavioral changes.
Landry says signs of mental health trouble to watch for in children include: Behavioral changes that interrupt their day-to-day life. Lingering sadness. Irritability. Isolation from family and friends