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Peer reviewedKreutzer, Jeffrey S.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
This study compared the preinjury and postinjury patterns of alcohol and illicit drug use of 87 persons (ages 16 to 20) with traumatic brain injury. Although an initial follow-up indicated decline in alcohol use, second follow-up (at 28 months postinjury) suggested that drinking quantity and frequency increased over time. Postinjury illicit drug…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Patterns, Drinking
Peer reviewedLord-Maes, Janiece; Obrzut, John E. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
This article discusses recent findings concerning cognitive outcomes in traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children and adolescents, with a particular focus on age differences with TBI. It suggests a relationship between specific learning disorders and brain dysfunction, addresses differential hemispheric functioning with TBI, and outlines recent…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Children
