@article{ref1,
title="Long-term vocational outcome at 15 years from severe traumatic and non-traumatic brain injury in pediatric age",
journal="Brain sciences",
year="2023",
author="Strazzer, Sandra and Pastore, Valentina and Frigerio, Susanna and Colombo, Katia and Galbiati, Sara and Locatelli, Federica and Galbiati, Susanna",
volume="13",
number="7",
pages="-",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that acquired brain injury with impaired consciousness in infancy is related to more severe and persistent effects and may have a cumulative effect on ongoing development. In this work, we aim to describe vocational outcome in a group of patients at 15 years from a severe brain lesion they suffered in developmental age. <br><br>METHODS: This study included a total of 147 patients aged 1.5 to 14 years with acquired brain lesion. Clinical and functional details (&quot;Glasgow Outcome Scale&quot;, &quot;Functional Independent Measure&quot; and Intelligence Quotient) were collected at the time of their first hospitalization and vocational outcome was determined after 15 years. <br><br>RESULTS: 94 patients (63.9%) presented with traumatic brain injury, while 53 patients (36.1%) presented with a brain lesion of other origin. Traumatic patients had a higher probability of being partly or fully productive than non-traumatic ones: 75.5% of traumatic subjects were working-taking into account limitations due to the traumatic event-versus 62.3% of non-traumatic ones. A relationship between some clinical variables and the vocational outcome was found. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Rehabilitation should adequately emphasize &quot;vocational rehabilitation&quot; because a significant proportion of people experiencing a disorder of consciousness in childhood may show good social integration in adult age.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2076-3425",
doi="10.3390/brainsci13071000",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13071000"
}