TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Parent-reported mild head injury history in children: long-term effects on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
JO  - Global pediatric health
A1  - Li, Linda
A1  - Li, Yuli
A1  - McDonald, Catherine
A1  - Liu, Jianghong
SP  - e2333794X18756465
EP  - e2333794X18756465
VL  - 5
IS  - 
N2  - <i>Objective.</i>  Consequences of mild head injury for behavioral adjustment have not been well researched, and little is known about the long-term effects of mild head injury for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).<i>Methods.</i>In this longitudinal study of 418 children in Jintan City, China, parents reported children's history of head injury at age 6 years, and the Child Behavior Checklist was used to measure child<i>iDSM-IV</i>-oriented ADHD at ages 6 (Wave I) and 12 years (Wave II). Regression models were used to calculate the long-term (Wave II) effect of mild head injury on diagnosed ADHD, while controlling for diagnosed ADHD in Wave I.<i>Results.</i>Fifty-seven children (13.6%) had a single injury and 42 (10.0%) had multiple injuries before the age of 6 years. The long-term effect of multiple mild injury on ADHD at age 12 years was significant (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup>= 0.103,<i>P</i><.05), even after controlling for ADHD at age 6 years.<i>Conclusions.</i>Multiple, but not single, mild head injuries before the age of 6 years had a significant long-term effect on ADHD. Thus, injuries traditionally overlooked and underreported still pose significant risks to children's long-term behavioral development.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2333-794X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2333794X18756465
ID  - ref1
ER  -