Brain injury : [BI]
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2015
Paediatric concussion: Knowledge and practices of school speech-language pathologists.
To characterize paediatric concussion knowledge and the management practices of school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in the US to establish a baseline upon which changes in SLP training, knowledge and best practices can be measured. ⋯ Findings suggest that increasing communication with other school personnel about concussion, increased training in paediatric TBI and concussion improved access to appropriate assessments tools and implementation of long-term concussion management will improve service delivery to school-aged children with concussion.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2015
Informational literature influences symptom expression following mild head injury: An analog study.
Many Veterans involved in recent OEF/OIF conflicts return with reports of having experienced an mTBI. The Veteran's Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) have gone to great lengths to provide information to Veterans regarding possible effects of TBI. Although well intended, this information may possibly have an iatrogenic effect. Conversely, setting positive expectations for recovery from mTBI has been shown to result in decreased symptomatology. ⋯ Providing Veterans with information regarding a likely positive trajectory of recovery may result in less symptom persistence during rehabilitation.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2015
Resilience and symptom reporting following mild traumatic brain injury in military service members.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between resilience and symptom reporting following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). It was hypothesized that, as resilience increases, self-reported symptoms would decrease. ⋯ These findings underscore the important role that resilience plays in symptom expression in military service members with mTBI and suggest that research on targeted interventions to increase resilience in the acute phase following injury is indicated.