NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN CHILDRENAND ADOLESCENTS

The study of the relationship between neuroscientific information and cognitive function and dysfunction is clearly a widely expanding field . In particular, there has been a growing body of research on traumati c brain injury (TBI) in children and adolescents. This article conveys recent findings concerning cognitive outcomes, with a particular focu s on age differences with TBI, suggests a relationship between specifi c learning disorders and brain dysfunction, addresses differential hem isphere functioning with TBI, and alludes to recent developments in as sessment of TBI.