The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation
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J Head Trauma Rehabil · Nov 2008
Prevalence of long-term disability from traumatic brain injury in the civilian population of the United States, 2005.
To estimate the prevalence of long-term disability associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the civilian population of the United States. ⋯ Substantial long-term disability occurs among the US civilians hospitalized with a TBI.
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To determine the incidence of olfactory dysfunction after head trauma using clinical and radiologic findings, quantitative assessment, and electro-physiologic methods. ⋯ The site of trauma may be more relevant to prognosis than a simple probability (of olfactory loss) based on incidence. Odor-evoked potentials indicate that functional anosmia can occur even when there is some evidence of intact olfactory nerve function.