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Introduction:Cerebral plasticity has long been believed to have beneficial effects in cases of pediatric TBI, in contrast to observations of delayed onset of symptoms, known as “growing into a deficit”.
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Benz, B., Ritz, A., Kiesow, S. (2002). Longterm Neuropsychological Outcome After Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Effects of Age at Injury. In: von Wild, K.R.H. (eds) Functional Rehabilitation in Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements, vol 79. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6105-0_47
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