Neurologia (Barcelona, Spain)
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Neurologia (Engl Ed) · Sep 2018
Neuropsychological alterations and neuroradiological findings in patients with post-traumatic concussion: Results of a pilot study.
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) has traditionally been considered to cause no significant brain damage since symptoms spontaneously remit after a few days. However, this idea is facing increasing scrutiny. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the presence of early cognitive alterations in a series of patients with mTBI and to link these findings to different markers of brain damage. ⋯ Results from this pilot study suggest that early cognitive alterations and structural brain lesions affect a considerable percentage of patients with post-concussion syndrome following mTBI.