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Advanced Neurology Cognition in children with mild TBI

Table 5. Comparison of the child behavior checklist data collected from the parents of children with traumatic brain injury at T0
and T1
Patient no. T0 (n=8) T1 (n=8)
Internalizing issues Externalizing issues Total score Internalizing issues Externalizing issues Total score
1 34 40 27 40 40 34
2 61 a 48 57 46 47 52
3 41 39 38 41 33 42
4 50 53 54 58 59 61 a
5 58 48 53 47 46 49
6 65b 46 52 44 40 34
7 58 43 50 44 46 46
8 44 40 40 40 43 42
Median (IQR) 54 (43.2 – 58.7) 44.5 (40 – 48) 51 (39.5 – 53.2) 44 (40.7 – 46.2) 44.5 (40 – 46.2) 44 (40 – 49.2)
P-value* (T0 vs. T1) 0.156 0.953 0.898
Notes: Risk score category; Clinical symptoms category; Statistical analysis was performed using the two-tailed t-test. *P<0.05. T0: Baseline; T1: 3 – 6
b
a
months after the event.
Abbreviation: IQR: Interquartile range.
Table 6. MRI and cognitive evaluation of children with traumatic brain injury performed during the follow‑up period
Patient Baseline head CT MRI (1 – 3 months after injury) MRI (4 – 6 months after Cognitive outcome (up to 24
injury) months later)
1 Left parietal Regular evolution of cerebral - No deficits
fracture+fronto-orbital cerebral contusions
contusions (contrecoup)
2 Right fronto-temporal extradural - Regular Deficits in attention, executive
and subdural hematoma evolution+non-specific functions, memory, and motor
hyperintense spots in planning
bilateral semioval centers
3 Normal - Normal No deficits
4 Normal - - No deficits
5 Normal - Normal No deficits
6 Minimal left frontal contusion - Regular evolution No deficits
7 Right temporo-parietal fracture - Normal Deficits in language and verbal
memory
8 Left fronto-temporal fracture and Bilateral fronto-basal and Regular evolution No deficits
cerebral contusion temporo-polar contusions
9 Left fronto-basal cerebral - Regular evolution Deficits in attention, memory, and
contusions (hemosiderin depositions) visual perception abilities
10 Right fronto-parietal subdural Multiple DAI (vermian, occipital, Regular evolution+reduced Deficits in memory as well as
hematoma+DAI pontine, fornix, and vertex) CC thickness visuospatial and construction abilities
11 Cerebral contusions (contrecoup) Multiple cerebral contusions Regular evolution Deficits in attention, memory, and
on the tentorium (contrecoup): bilateral temporo-mesial visual perception abilities
(righ t>left), temporal lobe, CC
(splenium), and left frontal involvement
12 Right fronto-orbital fracture and - Regular evolution Deficits in memory for faces
subdural hematoma
13 Basal skull fracture - - Deficits in attention and executive
functions and verbal memory
14 Normal - - No deficits
15 Normal - - No deficits
Abbreviations: CC: Corpus callosum; CT: Computed tomography; DAI: Diffuse axonal injury; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging.

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