Subtle Symptoms Associated with Self-Reported Mild Head Injury

• Published in: Journal of learning disabilities Vol. 28; no. 5; p. 309
• Main Authors: Segalowitz, Sidney J, Lawson, Sheila
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.1995
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - etiology; Attention Deficit Disorders; Brain Injuries - complications; College Students; Depression (Psychology); Depressive Disorder - diagnosis; Depressive Disorder - etiology; Dyslexia - diagnosis; Dyslexia - etiology; Female; Functional Laterality; Handedness; Head Injuries; High School Students; High Schools; Higher Education; Humans; Incidence; Interpersonal Competence; Language Disorders - diagnosis; Language Disorders - etiology; Language Impairments; Learning Disorders - etiology; Male; Mild Disabilities; Psychological Characteristics; Reading Difficulties; Self-Assessment; Sex Differences; Sleep; Sleep Wake Disorders - etiology; Speech Disorders - diagnosis; Speech Disorders - etiology; Speech Impairments; Student Surveys; Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
• ISSN: 0022-2194
• DOI: 10.1177/002221949502800507

A survey of 1,345 high school students and 2,321 university students found that 30-37% reported having experienced a head injury, with 12-15% reporting loss of consciousness. Significant relationships were found between mild head injury incidence and gender; sleep difficulties; social difficulties; handedness pattern; and diagnoses of attention deficit, depression, and speech, language, and reading disorders. (Author/JDD)