@article{ref1,
title="The speech-language pathologists' role in mild traumatic brain injury for early childhood-, preschool-, and elementary school-age children: viewpoints on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention",
journal="American journal of speech-language pathology",
year="2019",
author="Lundine, Jennifer P. and Ciccia, Angela H. and Brown, Jessica",
volume="28",
number="3",
pages="1371-1376",
abstract="PURPOSE Traumatic brain injury (TBI) impacts millions of children each year, with those between birth and 4 years of age being 1 of the highest incidence groups. To address gaps in service provision specifically for children with mild TBI (mTBI), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released guidelines for providers. <br><br>METHOD The goal of this commentary is to deliver viewpoints on the application of the CDC guidelines directly to speech-language pathology clinical practice, with special attention paid to assessment, symptom monitoring, and intervention using a family-centered approach to care for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary students with mTBI. <br><br>RESULTS In all pediatric practice settings, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are a critical component of the care team for children who experience mTBI and should participate in symptom monitoring, assessment, intervention, education, and advocacy for this population. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS SLPs can use the CDC guidelines to advocate for their role in the care of young children with mTBI. In addition, SLPs can use the guidelines to create a framework for clinical care provision when working with young children with mTBI. Much work is needed to advance evidence-based practices for this population, and dissemination of current clinical practices could help to close this gap.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1058-0360",
doi="10.1044/2019_AJSLP-18-0295",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2019_AJSLP-18-0295"
}