Early neurobehavioral outcomes in patients with suspected abusive head trauma receiving inpatient neurorehabilitation

These findings are somewhat discrepant from the brain injury literature but may be associated with two, possibly interrelated, factors including age-based performance expectations on assessment and high medical morbidity specific to this patient population. These findings are consistent with the well-documented tendency for infants and toddlers with early brain pathology to exhibit increased neurobehavioral deficits over time.