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Of the people diagnosed with brain injuries every year, more than one million are children. Annually, there are 30,000 children with traumatic brain injury leading to lifelong disabilities. The physical, cognitive, and social/emotional problems experienced by children with traumatic brain injury change not only their own lives, but those of their friends and families.
The type and duration of the changes in children with traumatic brain injury depend in large part upon the location and extent of the injury. Although both adults and children with traumatic brain injury will show similar effects, it may take longer for the extent of the damage done to children with traumatic brain injury to be known. This is because as children continue to grow and develop, they may miss milestones that reveal previously unknown damage. Children with traumatic brain injury may have developmental problems affecting speech, motor skills, and behavior.
Many children with traumatic brain injury are able to make great progress in their recovery through therapy, but for some children with traumatic brain injury, specialized programs will be required at school, at least for some period of time. Parents of children with traumatic brain injury should discuss their children''s'' medical status with educators, and work to help teachers understand the classroom requirements of children with traumatic brain injury. Teachers who are aware of the needs of children with traumatic brain injury may be able to help integrate them more fully into the classroom-allowing such students more time on tests, giving them instructions one step at a time, and establishing consistent routines.
Children with traumatic brain injury can very often grow up to be fully functioning members of society, but in some cases, complete recovery is not possible. For families of children with traumatic brain injury that is severe and long-term, this can be very difficult emotionally as well as financially. Children with traumatic brain injury and their loved ones may be legally entitled to compensation if the injury results from the fault or negligence of another. Attorneys who work with children with traumatic brain injury are often able to recover funds for medical bills, the costs of long-term care, lost wages, loss of enjoyment of life, pain and suffering, and punitive damages. Parents of children with traumatic brain injury may not be able to give their children the lives that they would have wished, but they can secure their children''s future.
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