TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Occurrence of speech-language disorders in the acute phase following pediatric acquired brain injury: results from the Ghent University Hospital
JO  - Brain injury
A1  - Alighieri, Cassandra
A1  - De Maere, Katrien
A1  - Poncelet, Gaby
A1  - Willekens, Lore
A1  - Linden, Catharine Vander
A1  - Oostra, Kristine
A1  - Van Lierde, Kristiane
A1  - D'haeseleer, Evelien
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Aims: This study investigated the occurrence of speech-language disorders during the acute phase of recovery in children with acquired brain injury (ABI) with an age between 0 and 16 years.<br><br>METHODS: A retrospective chart analysis was performed including 228 children (n = 118 boys, n = 110 girls) who consecutively presented with ABI over a 10-year period (2006-2016) at the children's rehabilitation center at Ghent University Hospital. Descriptive statistical analyses were applied.<br><br>RESULTS: 71.1% (162/228) of the children who were admitted to the rehabilitation center presented with a speech-language disorder. Within this sample (n = 162), results demonstrated the occurrence of acquired disorders in language (48.9%), speech (35.1%), learning (33.3%), swallowing (21.5%), and early communicative functions (17.4%). The proportion of children presenting with disturbances in early communicative functions differed by ABI cause. More than half (10/18, 58.8%) of the children who presented with ABI following inflammatory processes demonstrated disorders in early communicative functions.<br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Especially in young children who present with inflammatory processes as the ABI cause, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) must be aware of disorders in early speech-language development. The present findings allow the SLP to appropriately plan research, education, and clinical management.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0269-9052
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2021.1927185
ID  - ref1
ER  -