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Does A Head Injury Cause Learning Disability In A Child?

at age 4 my child was hit in the forehead with hardback book thrown at him by a 14 year old, he was hit so hard that both of his eyes were black, school has diagnosed him with learning disability, he`s in special ED. has speech impairment, problems focusing, writes some letters backward. could this be a direct result of this injury, he was taken to emergency room by my ex wife and she told me they said he had soft tissue damage but was fine,
Mon, 16 Apr 2018
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Hello,

Yes, if the frontal impact has caused frontal lobe injury. It can cause mental impairment a CT scan is mandatory.


Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Hina Javed
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Does A Head Injury Cause Learning Disability In A Child?

Hello, Yes, if the frontal impact has caused frontal lobe injury. It can cause mental impairment a CT scan is mandatory. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Hina Javed