Head injury natural history, complications and prognosis

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Overview

Recovery in children with neurologic deficits will vary. Children with neurologic deficits who improve daily are more likely to recover. Children who are vegetative for months are less likely to improve. Most patients without deficits have full recovery. However, persons who sustain head trauma resulting in unconsciousness for an hour or more have twice the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life.^[1]

References

↑ Small, Gary W (2002-06-22). “What we need to know about age related memory loss”. British Medical Journal: 1502–1507. Retrieved 2006-11-05. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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[1] Small, Gary W (2002-06-22). “What we need to know about age related memory loss”. British Medical Journal: 1502–1507. Retrieved 2006-11-05. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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