Arch Neurol Chicago
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Arch Neurol Chicago · Jul 1994
Traumatic brain injury. Predicting course of recovery and outcome for patients admitted to rehabilitation.
To demonstrate that the prognosis for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) admitted to rehabilitation can be established with use of principled neurologic diagnosis and predictor variables of established value in neurosurgical populations. ⋯ The early course of recovery and functional outcome in TBI can be characterized in neurorehabilitation populations and is highly dependent on specific neuropathologic diagnosis, severity, and age. Predictions that employ traditional measures of severity are most relevant in patients with diffuse axonal injury. Age has a potent, complex effect on recovery, particularly beyond age 40 years.
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Arch Neurol Chicago · Jul 1994
Cognitive functioning and depression in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and multiple sclerosis.
To assess cognitive function in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and multiple sclerosis (MS) and to evaluate the role of depressive symptoms in cognitive performance. ⋯ Patients with CFS compared with MS have more depressive symptoms but less cognitive impairment. Relative to controls, a subset of CFS subjects did poorly on tests of visuomotor search and on the logical memory measure of the Wechsler Memory Scale-revised. Poor performance of logical memory in CFS appears to be related to depression, while visuomotor deficits in CFS are unrelated. Cognitive deficits in patients with MS are more widespread compared with those in patients with CFS and are independent of depressive symptoms.