TBI Publications

Study evaluated the psychometric properties and validity of an expanded set of community enfranchisement items that are suitable for computer adaptive testing. Enfranchisement is a complex construct reflecting individuals’ assessment of whether they perceive that the communities in which they want to participate respect their full participation. Data were ...

Study examined the characteristics of postburn itch and associated symptoms in the pediatric population. A retrospective review was conducted of 430 pediatric burn survivors who were enrolled in the Burn Model System program from 2006 to 2013. Demographic data, injury characteristics, associated symptoms (skin-related problems, pain, and sleep), and ...

Study investigated whether acute in?ammation pro?les predict posttraumatic depression (PTD) risk 6 and 12 months after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). A total of 41 participants had acute cerebrospinal ?uid (CSF) inflammatory biomarker values, and 50 participants had acute serum inflammatory biomarker values. Outcome variables included the Patient Health ...

Study identified and described the subtypes of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) that arise a consequence of traumatic brain injury (TBI). A retrospective chart review was performed of patients with moderate-to-severe TBI with subsequent development of medically refractory epilepsy referred for video-electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring at a single center over a 10-year ...

Study assessed covert cognition, or the presence of top-down cognitive processing in the absence of discernible motor or verbal responses, in patients in a minimally conscious state (MCS) or vegetative state (VS) using an active event-related potential (ERP) paradigm. Twenty-six patients were included in the analysis: 8 patients diagnosed ...

Study examined the factor structure of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in a sample of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and tested the one-, two-, and three-factor models derived from previous studies in other populations. The PSQI is a measure of sleep quality in which respondents are ...

Article provides an overview of the evaluation and management of disorders of mood following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods of assessing mood disorders are described briefly, and the importance of considering the differential diagnoses for these clinical phenomena is highlighted. Depressive disorders are the most common neuropsychiatric sequels of ...