Kids??™ Head Injury is Often Repeated

Having one such trauma doubles the risk for a second head injury, researchers find

Kids who suffer a head injury are twice as likely to experience a second one within a year compared to kids who injure other parts of their body, a team of Canadian researchers reports.

The findings, reported in the April issue of Pediatrics, should be assessed in light of current time trends for recovery from such injuries, the researchers noted.

“Essentially, this elevated risk for a second head injury is sustained up through the first year,” said lead author Bonnie Swaine, a professor in the School of Rehabilitation with the faculty of medicine at the University of Montreal in Canada. [Continues on HealthDay News]