Citation

Alden NE, Rabbitts AC, Rolls JA, Bessey PQ, Yurt RW. J. Burn Care Rehabil. 2004; 25(1): 107-111.

Affiliation

New York Presbyterian Hospital-New York Weill Cornell Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/01.BCR.0000105099.60083.F5

PMID

14726747

Abstract

Many patients suffer from sensorimotor deficits that may contribute to burn injury. This retrospective study examines burn injuries in the subgroup of patients that suffer from the early onset neurological impairments of mental retardation, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, autism, and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Fifty-one patients who suffered from the above-mentioned early-onset neurological impairments were admitted to our burn center during a 4-year period. The average TBSA burned was 8.9% yet resulted in prolonged hospitalizations. This study describes our burn center's experience in treating patients admitted with early-onset neurological impairments.

Language: en