TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Child and parent responses to a brain injury screening questionnaire
JO  - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
A1  - Cantor, Joshua B.
A1  - Gordon, Wayne A.
A1  - Schwartz, Michael E.
A1  - Charatz, Heather J.
A1  - Ashman, Teresa A.
A1  - Abramowitz, Steven
SP  - S54
EP  - 60
VL  - 85
IS  - 4 Suppl 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-9993
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -