Rehabilitation after head injury

Children and adolescents commonly sustain injuries including traumatic brain injuries. Those with moderate-to-severe injuries are routinely referred to the rehabilitation services for further assessment and management during the course of the hospital admission. Many studies have reported on the role of rehabilitation in effecting the outcome of children and adults sustaining a TBI. The purpose of this paper is to review the present literature to establish the recommendations for the role of rehabilitation in supporting children and their families in recovering from traumatic brain injury.ConclusionsDespite a lack of randomized controlled trials in rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury in children the consensus of world opinion is that rehabilitation is a critical part of care. Rehabilitation should involve the whole family and should be actively continued in to the community setting.