Brain injury : [BI]
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Brain injury : [BI] · Feb 2009
Neuropsychological functioning following complicated vs. uncomplicated mild traumatic brain injury.
It would be logical to assume that patients with intracranial abnormalities (i.e. complicated MTBIs) would have worse outcome than patients without these abnormalities (i.e. uncomplicated MTBIs). However, the literature is limited and somewhat mixed regarding outcome in patients with complicated mild TBIs. The purpose of this study is to employ a carefully controlled research design to compare the acute neuropsychological functioning of patients following complicated and uncomplicated MTBI. ⋯ Patients with complicated MTBIs performed more poorly only on a small number of tests during the acute recovery period.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2009
Skull fracture, with or without clinical signs, in mTBI is an independent risk marker for neurosurgically relevant intracranial lesion: a cohort study.
To explore the possibility of identifying skull fracture, with or without clinical signs, as a predictor of positive CT scans in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). ⋯ Skull fracture, with or without clinical signs, in mTBI patients is associated with an increased risk of neurosurgically-relevant intracranial lesion.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Dec 2008
Functional recovery following traumatic vs non-traumatic brain injury: a case-controlled study.
To explore differences in rate of recovery and functional outcome in case-matched patients with traumatic (TBI) vs non-traumatic brain injury (non-TBI) during inpatient rehabilitation and 1 year post-insult. ⋯ Results from the present study support the hypothesis that TBI patients achieve greater functional improvements compared to non-TBI patients when matched according to injury and demographic characteristics.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Nov 2008
Two years after cardiac arrest; cognitive status, ADL function and living situation.
To describe cognitive function, activities of daily living (ADL), housing and return to work after cardiac arrest (CA) and examine the prognostic value of early assessments. ⋯ The majority had persistent cognitive dysfunctions. Persons in sheltered accommodation were dependent for ADL. Early evaluation is important for understanding and planning for future need for assistance and care, having realistic goals.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Nov 2008
Long-term mortality trends in functionally-dependent adults following severe traumatic-brain injury.
To investigate mortality trends in functionally dependent adults following traumatic brain injury (TBI). ⋯ Mortality in this functionally-dependent group was significantly associated with age, male sex and degree of disability at discharge. The bimodal distribution of mortality data suggests different contributory mechanisms to early vs. late mortality in this group.