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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP here.  No it was never linked and never really addressed.  We did the usual psychiatry, therapy; after a while child refused treatment.  We muddled along for a very long time while the worst behaviors tailed off after about nine months.  Mopping up the residual took longer and but DC has been back to normal for some time.

I don't want to worry you, but I really wish someone had forewarned me of this possibility as I would have been so much better positioned to address it.

Again not to scare you, but just to let you know what to be on the alert for, here is a brief summary of post-concussion syndrome (random Google, I am sure there are probably better sites):

http://calder.med.miami.edu/pointis/tbiprov/NEUROPSYCHOLOGY/psych1.html

A lot has been learned in the past few years, particularly through the armed forces dealing with those who have been affected by concussions sustained in Iraq.[/quote]

PP, so sorry you went thru this.  I just want to give OP a heads up to also be on the look out for depression.  Depression can appear as part of the immediate post-concussion syndrome, as students are stressed from dealing with the limitations and isolation.  Or it can appear months or years later.  Also, attention problems can be triggered by concussion and can be very subtle. [/quote]

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