@article{ref1,
title="Child and parent responses to a brain injury screening questionnaire",
journal="Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation",
year="2004",
author="Cantor, Joshua B. and Gordon, Wayne A. and Schwartz, Michael E. and Charatz, Heather J. and Ashman, Teresa A. and Abramowitz, Steven",
volume="85",
number="4 Suppl 2",
pages="S54-60",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To determine, by using a Brain Injury Screening Questionnaire (BISQ), in a sample of urban public school students, what proportion of children are at risk for having sustained a brain injury, to measure the incidence of blows to the head and alterations in mental status, and to determine whether children and parents report differently on the BISQ. DESIGN: Survey. SETTING: Research facility and community. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 137 urban students (age range, 12-19y) of varied ethnicity, who were recruited in 2 public schools, and their parents. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The BISQ as completed by children and parents. RESULTS: Fourteen children (10%) were at risk for having sustained a brain injury because they or their parents reported an alteration in mental status and 5 or more symptoms sensitive and specific to traumatic brain injury. Most children were reported to have experienced blows to the head, and 50% were reported to have experienced an alteration in mental status. In all areas, no significant differences were found between parent and child reports. CONCLUSIONS: There may be significant numbers of children with undetected brain injury in schools. The BISQ is a useful tool to identify children at risk for having sustained a brain injury. Histories should be obtained from parents and children who are older than 11 years when screening children for brain injury.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-9993",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}