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Mild Head Injury as a Source of Developmental Disabilities

Sidney J. Segalowitz is professor of psychology at Brock University and received his PhD from Cornell University in 1975. Address: Sidney J. Segalowitz, Psychology Department, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2S 3AI.

Deborah Brown

Deborah Brown received her BA (Honors) from Brock University in 1990.

The hospital-reported incidence of mild head injury among children indicates a prevalence of 2% to 3% in high-school-aged adolescents (14 to 18 years). Yet, our survey of 616 high school adolescents suggests that light and mild head injury (not necessarily leading to hospital admission) is almost 10 times this level. Despite the common notion that such injury is generally benign, we found significant relationships in our sample between reported head injury and hyperactivity, stuttering, mixed handedness, and dislike of mathematics.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 24, No. 9, 551-559 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/002221949102400907


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