Rev Esc Enferm Usp
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is considered the most important cause of disability among young people and the most common neurological cause of morbidity. Consequently, there is increasing interest in scales to monitor recovery in TBI. ⋯ Sixty-three closed-head injury victims, aged between 12 and 65, on an outpatient follow-up program at a trauma center in the city of São Paulo, with 6 months to 3 years post-TBI, had their characteristics and outcomes assessed. When comparing the results obtained by the scales, it was concluded that although the three of them were strongly correlated, extended GOS showed to be more sensitive in detecting changes in victims with better post-traumatic conditions.