Studies show that a child's brain is more vulnerable to the effects of a brain injury and takes longer to recover.
Posted on BrainLine July 29, 2010. Reviewed December 20, 2017.
Produced by Victoria Tilney McDonough and Brian King, BrainLine.
About the author: Jeffrey Barth, PhD
Jeffrey Barth, PhD, is a Professor Emeritus in the UVA Medical School and the Brain Injury and Sports Concussion Institute.
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