Brain injuries are devastating in children.<\/p>\n
Today, traumatic brain injuries remain the leading cause of both death in children.<\/p>\n
For those children lucky enough to survive, an early brain injury can have life-long consequences.\u00a0 Brain injuries often affect a child’s ability to learn even years after the injury.\u00a0\u00a0 Young victims are particularly vulnerable because most brain development occurs between the ages of 1 and 5.\u00a0 Even as\u00a0children get older,\u00a0studies still suggest that the younger they are at the time of injury, the more\u00a0serious problems they will face.<\/p>\n
And even when a child has a satisfactory or normal IQ levels, emotional problems caused by the head injury set them back.\u00a0 One study found that 19 of 22 children with\u00a0 brain injuries showed long-term emotional issues.<\/p>\n
These problems\u00a0have a real economic value.\u00a0 One study found that only 27 percent of kids who sustained brain injuries were working full-time by the time they reached age 21.<\/p>\n