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. 1987 Jan;50(1):52–56. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.50.1.52

Premorbid prevalence of poor academic performance in severe head injury.

J F Haas, D N Cope, K Hall
PMCID: PMC1033249  PMID: 3819755

Abstract

A study of 80 head injured patients revealed poor premorbid academic performance in up to 50% of the sample. Poor academic performance, as defined by diagnosis of learning disability, multiple failed academic subjects, or school dropout during secondary education, is not a previously cited risk factor for head injury. These findings have important implications in the identification of a high risk population and in the subsequent ability to reduce the incidence of head injury.

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