The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation
-
J Head Trauma Rehabil · Nov 2013
Self-awareness and health-related quality of life after traumatic brain injury.
To investigate the relations among self-awareness (SA), impaired SA, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) after traumatic brain injury (TBI). ⋯ After TBI, lower SA is associated with higher estimates of HRQOL, particularly in the cognitive domain. Although the associations are modest, the assessment of SA should play a role in the interpretation of reported HRQOL after TBI.
-
J Head Trauma Rehabil · Nov 2013
Does isolated traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affect outcome in patients with mild traumatic brain injury?
The importance of isolated traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in relation to functional outcome in patients with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) has not been frequently studied. The aim of this study was to compare the impact of isolated SAH with normal computed tomographic (CT) scan on outcome of patients with mild TBI. ⋯ In our study sample of patients with mild TBI, there is no difference in outcome of patients with isolated SAH compared with those with normal CT scans 1 year after injury.